A federal judge found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional,” but did not order the state to begin ...
Many Texas prisons do not have air conditioning, and now a judge is siding with prisoners who say those conditions are unconstitutional. We look at why the judge did not order the state to immediately ...
A federal judge’s finding that extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional could lead to the state being ordered to ...
The judge ruled Texas prison cell temperatures, which regularly exceed 90 and 100 degrees, likely violate rights against ...
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 could ...
A Texas Tribune analysis revealed that at least 41 people had died inside Texas prisons in 2023 during the state's record-breaking heat wave.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge’s rebuke of Texas housing prisoners in lockups without air conditioning stopped short of ordering a fix before summer in what has become of one the country ...