A federal judge has found the extreme heat in Texas prisons that don't have air conditioning is "plainly unconstitutional." ...
The judge ruled Texas prison cell temperatures, which regularly exceed 90 and 100 degrees, likely violate rights against ...
Texan authorities have been criticized over extreme heat in their prison system, where temperatures can routinely rise above ...
A federal judge’s finding that extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional could lead to the state being ordered to ...
Judge Robert Pitman says inmates who sued the state could win their case but that the fix is not easy or cheap.
Two-thirds of the state’s roughly 100 jails and prisons in Texas are not fully air conditioned in inmate housing areas.
A federal judge found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional,” but did not order the state to begin ...
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Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional, but doesn’t require air conditioningAbout two-thirds of Texas prisons are not fully air conditioned, and dozens of inmates have died in the sweltering heat.
The investigation is tied to a federal lawsuit filed by Bernie Tiede, a Texas man spending life in prison who has reported ...
“Texas is the largest prison system in the country and the judge ... “As we enter the summer season in Louisiana, the State continues to force incarcerated people to work in the fields of ...
State lawmakers did not put any money directly towards air conditioning prisons last year, when they had a $32.7 billion budget surplus. The Texas House had budgeted $545 million for prison air ...
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