A federal judge’s finding that extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional could lead to the state being ordered to ...

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 ...

A federal judge has found the extreme heat in Texas prisons that don’t have air conditioning is “plainly unconstitutional.”.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP ... facing lawsuits over prison conditions when temperatures often rise above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. In Louisiana, a group of men incarcerated at a state penitentiary ...

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 ...

A federal judge found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional” but did not order the state to begin installing air conditioners. While U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman ...

Thanks to reforms, the Texas prison population dwindled, and the troubled, privately managed Dawson State Jail near downtown Dallas closed in 2013. Now Texas is planning to end its decades-long ...

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 ...