Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge’s rebuke of Texas housing prisoners in lockups without air conditioning stopped short of ...
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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Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional
About two-thirds of Texas prisons are not fully air conditioned, and dozens of inmates have died in the sweltering heat.
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Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits
Texas officials acknowledged that heat may have been a factor ... without working air conditioning. In Georgia, prison officials face a federal lawsuit from the family of a man who said he died ...
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Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional, but doesn’t require air conditioning
Lawsuits about heat in state prisons have also been filed in other southern states including Louisiana and Georgia. If Texas is ultimately required to air condition its prisons, the state agency ...
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Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional, but doesn’t require air conditioning
At least 23 individuals died from heat-related causes ... founder of Texas Prison Community Advocates, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuits. “People don’t live when you cook them.” ...
Judge: High heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional
A federal judge found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional” but did not order the state to begin ...
A Win and a Loss? Plaintiffs Likely to Succeed, But Won't Get Injunction
"So, the court finds it is not in the parties' or the public interest to issue a preliminary injunction at this time," Pitman ...
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US federal judge finds extreme heat in Texas prison unconstitutional
US District Judge Robert Pitman on Wednesday held Wednesday that the extreme heat in Texas prisons is 'plainly unconstitutional' while denying a temporary injunction request to install air ...