The Texas Tribune2d
Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional, but doesn’t require air conditioning
About two-thirds of Texas prisons are not fully air conditioned, and dozens of inmates have died in the sweltering heat. Prison staff and inmates move through the Darrington Unit's main ...
Inside the new super-prison where inmates choose their cell block names
A new £400 million super-prison has opened where inmates will be able to choose the names of their cell blocks and get a say ...
Davis Vanguard3d
Inhumane Conditions in Texas Prisons and Jails Amid Falsified Records, Probe Finds
TEXAS, TX - Two-thirds of Texas state run jails and prisons (roughly 100) are not fully air conditioned in inmate housing ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN8d
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.
Denton Record-Chronicle1d
Federal judge says heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional but does not order immediate A/C
A federal judge has decided not to order temporary air conditioning be installed in all Texas prisons, allowing a lawsuit ...