Texas woman sentenced for fraud after allegedly claiming to be owner and operator of Crossville cattle farm
A Texas woman received a prison sentence after allegedly making fraudulent claims about being the owner and operator of a ...
Louisiana inmates renew push for heat protections at Angola prison, call conditions ‘modern-day slavery’
Angola inmates are again asking a federal judge to stop forced farm labor during extreme heat, arguing the practice is ...
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Louisiana inmates renew push for heat protections at Angola prison, call conditions ‘modern-day slavery’
A lawsuit filed in September 2023 claims the Farm Line violates inmates ... In a similar case, a federal judge in Texas recently ruled that extreme heat in its prisons is “plainly ...
How John Whitmire kept Texas prisons hot as 'living hell'
More than 80,000 Texas prisoners live in facilities that lack air conditioning. They have former state senator and Houston ...
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Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional, but doesn’t require air conditioning
Read full article: Bacliff used car dealership owners arrested for defrauding customers Housing Texas prison inmates in sweltering facilities that lack air conditioning is “plainly ...
Extreme heat without AC in Texas prisons is unconstitutionally cruel punishment, judge rules
A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional,” but declined to order the ...
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Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits
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 ...