Meet Matrice Ellis-Kirk, a woman who has devoted decades to community service
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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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Texas prison staff falsified temperatures records, investigation finds
Two-thirds of the state’s roughly 100 jails and prisons in Texas are not fully air conditioned in inmate housing areas.
Federal judge says extreme heat in Texas prisons is "unconstitutional," but denies immediate A/C installation
A federal judge has found the extreme heat in Texas prisons that don't have air conditioning is "plainly unconstitutional." ...
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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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Inhumane Conditions in Texas Prisons and Jails Amid Falsified Records, Probe Finds
TEXAS, TX - Two-thirds of Texas state run jails and prisons (roughly 100) are not fully air conditioned in inmate housing ...
The Texas Tribune10d
Texas prison staff falsified temperatures records, investigation finds
This is not the first time Texas has been sued over the heat in its state prisons. A similar case covering just one unit resulted in the prison agency installing A/C there and making other quality ...
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Federal judge says extreme heat in Texas prisons is "unconstitutional," but denies immediate A/C installation
A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas ... in prisons for years and has not addressed the issue. In 2018, the state was ordered to install air conditioning at a unit for ...
San Antonio Current9d
Texas prison staff faked records about heat faced by inmates, guards, investigation shows
Employees from at least one Texas prison falsified temperature ... The report cited by KUT found prison staff at the Mark W. Stiles Unit in Beaumont "recreated" logs from the summer of 2022 ...