Judge orders Texas to have air conditioning at all prisons by end of 2029
A federal judge ordered Texas to install air conditioning in all state prisons by the end of 2029. Judge Robert Pitman ruled that extreme heat conditions violate inmates' constitutional rights. The state's Department of Criminal Justice is required to create a plan to implement the court-mandated cooling systems.
DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Texas to install air conditioning in all of its prisons, saying that inmates in lockups without it are being given punishments that violate their constitutional rights. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman said in the 150-page order that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice must come up...
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