Extreme heat without AC in Texas prisons is unconstitutionally cruel punishment, judge rules
A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional,” but declined to order the ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN8d
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.
Federal judge: Extreme heat in Texas prisons is likely unconstitutional punishment
The judge ruled Texas prison cell temperatures, which regularly exceed 90 and 100 degrees, likely violate rights against ...
KUT9d
Federal judge says heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional, does not order immediate AC
Judge Robert Pitman says inmates who sued the state could win their case but that the fix is not easy or cheap.
Texas bills requiring air-conditioned prisons languish despite temperatures being ruled unconstitutional
THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – A week after a federal judge declared hot conditions in Texas prisons unconstitutional, a legislative ...
San Antonio Current9d
Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional, but doesn’t require air conditioning
also have heat rules. 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 ...
NBC DFW9d
Extreme heat without AC in Texas prisons is unconstitutionally cruel punishment, judge rules
A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional ... which could cost billions. The ruling affirmed claims brought by advocates of people ...
WFAA89d
Extreme heat without AC in Texas prisons is unconstitutionally cruel punishment, judge rules
The ruling affirmed claims brought by advocates of people incarcerated in Texas, where summer heat ... been hearing complaints about extreme heat in prisons for years and has not addressed the ...