Texas inmates complain of heat dangers ahead of summer temps
About two-thirds of the inmates housed across TDCJ’s facilities live in areas without air conditioning.
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About two-thirds of the inmates housed across TDCJ’s facilities live in areas without air conditioning.
With the threat of another hot summer ahead, advocates asked a federal judge to declare 100-degree-plus conditions in uncooled Texas facilities unconstitutional.
The suit says 271 inmates died of 'extreme heat exposure' between 2001 and 2019 in Texas prisons.
Texas inmates are being ‘cooked to death’ in extreme heat, complaint alleges
With the threat of another hot summer ahead, advocates asked a federal judge to declare 100-degree-plus conditions in uncooled Texas facilities unconstitutional.