A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is "plainly unconstitutional," but declined to order the state to immediately start installing air conditioning, which could ...

Weeks after a federal judge declared hot conditions in Texas prisons unconstitutional, a bill requiring air conditioning in those facilities by 2032 has gained traction in the House.

An Austin federal judge ruled Wednesday evening that sweltering heat in Texas prison cells is likely violating inmates’ constitutional rights, but he declined to order the state's prison system ...

Two-third of state-run jails and prisons in Texas are not fulled air conditioned. Inmates rights groups are suing to change that. (Michael Minasi | KUT News) A federal judge has decided not to ...

have been filed this session that would require state prisons to be equipped with air conditioning, but none of the bills have received a hearing yet. “This is a federal judge saying Texas is ...

(CNN)-- A riot at a Texas ... to other prison facilities on Monday so damage could be repaired. The prison is a 2,400-bed, low-security facility, operated by Geo Group Inc. It houses federal ...

In Georgia, prison officials face a federal lawsuit from the family of a man who said he died after he was left in an outdoor cell without water, shade or ice in July 2023. The Texas case will ...

Texan authorities have been criticized over extreme heat in their prison system, where temperatures can routinely rise above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. Out of around 100 Texas state prison ...

(AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional,” but declined to order the state to immediately start installing air conditioning ...

A federal judge has decided not to order temporary air conditioning be installed in all Texas prisons, allowing a lawsuit against the state to move forward while admitting that the problem will be ...