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A federal judge has found the extreme heat in Texas prisons that don’t have air conditioning is “plainly unconstitutional.” ...
A federal judge’s finding that extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional could lead to the state being ordered to ...
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Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional, but doesn’t require air conditioningAbout two-thirds of Texas prisons are not fully air conditioned, and dozens of inmates have died in the sweltering heat.
The investigation was triggered by a federal judge, who questioned the state’s recordkeeping. Inmates are suing the state, ...
The investigation is tied to a federal lawsuit filed by Bernie Tiede, a Texas man spending life in prison who has reported ...
Judge Robert Pitman says inmates who sued the state could win their case but that the fix is not easy or cheap.
Injustice sat down with Kwaneta Harris, an incarcerated writer housed at the Lane Murray Unit, the largest women’s prison in ...
In the late summer of 2023, Jeremy Busby was brutally attacked by a cellmate in the Texas prison where he was being held.
BEAUMONT, Texas — Staff with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) falsified records about how hot it got in at least one Texas prison, according to an internal investigation tied to a ...
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