The lawsuit argues the hot conditions in the state facilities amount to cruel and unusual punishment, and seeks to force the state to install air conditioning. Texas has more than than 130,000 ...
In 2018, the state was ordered to install air conditioning at a unit for older prisoners and those that are medically vulnerable. Officials at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice did not ...
In 2018, the state was ordered to install air conditioning at a unit for older prisoners and those that are medically vulnerable. Officials at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice did not ...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — 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 ...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — 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 ...