The five bills that would require complete air conditioning in state prisons haven’t had a hearing yet, and the money set for ...
The judge ruled Texas prison cell temperatures, which regularly exceed 90 and 100 degrees, likely violate rights against ...
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Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutionalAbout two-thirds of Texas prisons are not fully air conditioned, and dozens of inmates have died in the sweltering heat.
A federal judge has found the extreme heat in Texas prisons that don't have air conditioning is "plainly unconstitutional." ...
Judge Robert Pitman says inmates who sued the state could win their case but that the fix is not easy or cheap.
Housing Texas prison inmates in sweltering facilities that lack air conditioning is “plainly unconstitutional,” U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman said Wednesday in a groundbreaking, 91-page ...
A federal judge’s finding that extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional could lead to the state being ordered to ...
The investigation was triggered by a federal judge, who questioned the state’s recordkeeping. Inmates are suing the state, ...
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