How John Whitmire kept Texas prisons hot as 'living hell'
More than 80,000 Texas prisoners live in facilities that lack air conditioning. They have former state senator and Houston ...
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.” ...
Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits
A federal judge’s finding that extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional could lead to the state being ordered to ...
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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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Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional, but doesn’t require air conditioning
an inmate who was housed in a Huntsville cell where temperatures exceeded 110 degrees. The new filing expanded the plaintiffs ...
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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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Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits
“It sends an incredibly powerful message.” 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 ...