Texas prisoners are going hungry, posting TikToks during statewide lockdown

Texas prisoners are posting TikTok videos documenting their hunger and showing off inedible food they say they're being served during a statewide prison lockdown now stretching into its third week. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, citing a rise in drug-related homicides within its 104 prisons, went into lockdown Sept. 6 so guards could search jail cells for illicit contraband. The move was criticized by prisoner-rights advocates who argue that inmates, many now confined to their cells 24/7, would be subjected to further extreme heat in their unconditioned quarters.