A federal judge’s finding that extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional could lead to the state being ordered to ...
"So, the court finds it is not in the parties' or the public interest to issue a preliminary injunction at this time," Pitman ...
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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.
Texas has more than than 130,000 people serving time in prisons, more than any state in the U.S. Only about a third of roughly 100 prison units are fully air conditioned and the rest have ...
A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional,” but declined to order the state to immediately start installing air conditioning, which ...
TEXAS, TX - Two-thirds of Texas state run jails and prisons (roughly 100) are not fully air conditioned in inmate housing ...
Judge Robert Pitman ruled in favor of prisoners’ rights advocates but stopped short of ordering the state to install air ...
A federal judge has ruled that the heat levels in Texas state prisons are "plainly unconstitutional," but has not ordered the ...
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