About two thirds of Texas’ prison inmates reside in facilities that are not fully air conditioned in housing areas, and indoor temperatures routinely top 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Credit ...

Those findings were referenced in a 91-page ruling issued last week by Austin-based U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman, who opined that the lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons is ...

Housing Texas prison inmates in sweltering facilities that lack air conditioning is “plainly unconstitutional,” U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman said Wednesday in a groundbreaking ...

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Housing Texas prison inmates in sweltering facilities that lack air conditioning is “plainly unconstitutional,” U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman said Wednesday in a groundbreaking ...

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In 2018, the state was ordered to install air conditioning at a unit for older prisoners and those that are medically vulnerable. Officials at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice did not ...

Pitman found that Texas prisoners "experience irreparable harm" while climate control remains out of reach. However, he wrote, ordering the system to install temporary air conditioning would delay ...