The judge ruled Texas prison cell temperatures, which regularly exceed 90 and 100 degrees, likely violate rights against ...
About two-thirds of Texas prisons are not fully air conditioned, and dozens of inmates have died in the sweltering heat.
“This is a federal judge saying Texas is unconstitutionally ... respond to a request for comment. About 85,000 Texas prison inmates reside in facilities that do not have air conditioning in ...
A federal judge has found the extreme heat in Texas prisons that don't have air conditioning is "plainly unconstitutional." ...
“Texas is the largest prison system in the country ... did not immediately respond for comment. A federal lawsuit in New Mexico claims eight inmates were confined for hours in stifling summer ...
Judge Robert Pitman says inmates who sued the state could win their case but that the fix is not easy or cheap.
The investigation was triggered by a federal judge, who questioned the state’s recordkeeping. Inmates are suing the state, ...
A federal judge’s finding that extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional could lead to the state being ordered to ...
Housing Texas prison inmates in sweltering facilities that ... but none of the bills have received a hearing yet. “This is a federal judge saying Texas is unconstitutionally housing people ...