The Texas Tribune on MSN4d
Texas bills requiring air-conditioned prisons languish despite temperatures being ruled unconstitutional
The five bills that would require complete air conditioning in state prisons haven’t had a hearing yet, and the money set for ...
Odessa American4d
Texas bills requiring air-conditioned prisons languish despite temperatures being ruled unconstitutional
A week after a federal judge declared hot conditions ... Still, about two thirds of Texas’ prison inmates reside in facilities that are not fully air conditioned in housing areas.
MyNorthwest6d
New York to release some prison inmates early over shortage of guard staff
New York state prisons will release some inmates early because the system does not have enough corrections officers, weeks ...
WFAA83d
Texas bills requiring air-conditioned prisons languish despite temperatures being ruled unconstitutional
THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – A week after a federal judge declared hot conditions ... Still, about two thirds of Texas’ prison inmates reside in facilities that are not fully air conditioned in housing ...
The Boston Globe5d
What does Trump’s union order mean for federal prison officers
One union official from Texas, who voted for ... a threat to the well-being of most inmates,” wrote Jeffrey Heckman, who is serving time in a federal prison in Indiana. “It’s what guarantees ...
Dallas Morning News6d
North Texas lawmaker asks Gov. Greg Abbott to send state’s inmates to El Salvador
A North Texas ... inmates to serve out the remainder of their sentences in El Salvador, Lowe wrote. Contracting with that government would alleviate the strain on the state’s prison system ...
WFMZ-TV4d
Judge says extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional but doesn't order they install AC
(AP Photo/LM Otero, File) AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ... deaths from multiple causes in 2023, and that prison staff and inmates sometimes fall ill from high temperatures.