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High heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional

Judge says extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional but doesn’t order they install AC

A federal judge has found the extreme heat in Texas prisons that don’t have air conditioning is “plainly unconstitutional.”

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 1d

Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional, but doesn’t require air conditioning

About two-thirds of Texas prisons are not fully air conditioned, and dozens of inmates have died in the sweltering heat.

Houston Public Media · 1d

Federal judge says heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional, does not order immediate A/C

Judge Robert Pitman says inmates who sued the state could win their case but that the fix is not easy or cheap.

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Texas prison staff falsified records about temperatures behind bars, internal investigation finds

The investigation was triggered by a federal judge, who questioned the state’s recordkeeping. Inmates are suing the state, ...

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Extreme heat without AC in Texas prisons is unconstitutionally cruel punishment, judge rules

FILE - An inmate works outdoors during the hot summer outside a Texas prison unit in Huntsville, Texas, on June 25, 2015. (Rose Baca/The Dallas Morning News via AP, File) Nation & World ...

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