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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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 ...
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Judge says extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional but doesn't order they install AC
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 Morning News via AP, File) AUSTIN, Texas (AP ...
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Federal judge says heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional, does not order immediate A/C
or Huntsville Unit, opened in 1849, and houses Texas' execution chamber. Two-third of state-run jails and prisons in Texas are not fulled air conditioned. Inmates rights groups are suing to change ...
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Extreme heat without AC in Texas prisons is unconstitutionally cruel punishment, judge rules
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 Morning News via AP, File) AUSTIN, Texas (AP ...
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Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits
"It's influential,” Kendrick said. An inmate works outdoors during the hot summer outside a Texas prison unit in Huntsville, Texas, on June 25, 2015. Credit: AP/Rose Baca Texas has more than ...
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Judge says extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional but doesn't order they install AC
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 Morning News via AP, File) AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A ...
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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 to include every inmate incarcerated in uncooled Texas prisons.