But U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman’s warnings to Texas to act after finding the conditions in the prison system unconstitutional could resonate elsewhere in the U.S. where similar challenges ...

Two-thirds of the state’s roughly 100 jails and prisons in Texas are not fully air conditioned in inmate housing areas. Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited ...

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 ...

An Austin federal judge ruled Wednesday evening that sweltering heat in Texas prison cells is likely violating inmates’ constitutional rights but declined to order the state's prison system to ...

Twitter: @JBickertonUK. You can get in touch with James by emailing [email protected] A federal judge has ruled that the heat levels in Texas state prisons are "plainly unconstitutional ...