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Houston Public Media · 2h

Federal judge says heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional, does not order immediate A/C

Judge Robert Pitman says inmates who sued the state could win their case but that the fix is not easy or cheap.

Newsweek on MSN · 1h

Judge Rebukes 'Deadly' Conditions in Texas Prisons

A federal judge has ruled that the heat levels in Texas state prisons are "plainly unconstitutional," but has not ordered the immediate installation of air conditioning across facilities in the Lone Star State,

Austin American-Statesman on M… · 3h

Federal judge: Extreme heat in Texas prisons is likely unconstitutional punishment

The judge ruled Texas prison cell temperatures, which regularly exceed 90 and 100 degrees, likely violate rights against cruel and unusual punishment.

1don MSN

Texas jail commission begins appointing outside agencies to investigate custody deaths

The list of appointments was posted less than a month after the Star-Telegram found the Texas Commission on Jail Standards ...

Texas Standard1d

Fort Worth police didn’t investigate Tarrant jail deaths. State says there are no consequences

Jail deaths were not independently investigated by Fort Worth police, records show. A potential loophole in Texas law made ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN5d

Texas prison staff falsified temperatures records, investigation finds

Two-thirds of the state’s roughly 100 jails and prisons in Texas are not fully air conditioned in inmate housing areas.

2don MSN

State of Texas interested in purchase of Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility

Garza County Commissioners have narrowed down their options for the future of the Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility.

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