MARLIN, Texas — To help with water quality for some prisons, the William P. Hobby Unit in Marlin and the Memorial Unit in Rosharon are the two prisons set to benefit from $37 million in state funding for water system improvements.

Crystal Gamble, whose daughter is incarcerated at the Hobby Unit, said her loved one has dealt with unsafe water since arriving months ago.

“When she takes a shower, she tries not to get the water in her mouth because it’s dirty and contaminated. She’s gotten sick from it,” Gamble said.

Gamble said her daughter and other inmates have experienced diarrhea, stomach cramping and fatigue after drinking the water. She added that inmates often rely on limited supplies of bottled water or coolers of melted ice.

“Some of the girls get really bad stomach aches. My

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