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 push to require air conditioning in every state prison has not gained ...
WFMZ-TV2d
Judge says extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional but doesn't order they install AC
The lawsuit argues the heat in the state facilities amounts ... This is step one in changing the Texas prison system.” Edwards said advocates will push for relief for prisoners as quickly ...
Houston Chronicle5d
How John Whitmire kept Texas prisons hot as 'living hell'
However, he did allow a lawsuit against the state to move ... Throughout his career, he's portrayed heat in Texas prisons as either a problem too big to be solved or a part of the punishment ...
Houston Press5d
Federal Judge Rules That Lack of Air Conditioning in Texas Prisons is Unconstitutional, Matter Will Go to Trial
The lawsuit claims that extreme heat leads to higher rates of death and bodily injury. Studies show that temperatures reaching 140 degrees in the antiquated red-brick Texas prisons increase ...
The Texas Tribune2d
Texas bills requiring air-conditioned prisons languish despite temperatures being ruled unconstitutional
Hundreds of inmates have been diagnosed with heat-related illnesses ... sessions and founded Texas Prison Community Advocates, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit. “They would rather continue ...
Click2Houston3d
Despite Texas defendant’s death in Louisiana prison, lawmakers unlikely to end reliance on out-of-state lockups
And they don’t have to adhere to a Texas law that requires the reporting and investigation of deaths of people in jails or prisons within the state. Anderson’s family filed a civil lawsuit ...