How John Whitmire kept Texas prisons hot as 'living hell'
A years-long fight over the temperature inside Texas prisons has entered a new phase. In a landmark ruling issued on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman ruled that keeping inmates in ...
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State of Texas: ‘This is what our citizens want,’ Senate vote near for bill requiring sheriffs to partner with ICE
The lawsuit argues the heat in the state facilities amounts to cruel and unusual ... those they are supposed to be protecting ...
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 ...
State of Texas: Insurance CEO grilled after emails reveal efforts to investigate customers and lawmakers
Tense Testimony – Questions to an insurance CEO turned tense at a hearing of the Texas House DOGE committee. The chairman ...
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Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional
Only about 10% of Texas prison inmates have a heat score, even though all of the roughly 134,500 people incarcerated in them ...
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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 ...