A federal judge has found the extreme heat in Texas prisons that don’t have air conditioning is “plainly unconstitutional.” ...

Already, Texas law requires county jails to be kept between 65 and 85 degrees. Other facilities, such as animal shelters, also have heat rules. State lawmakers did not put any money directly towards ...

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

also have heat rules. State lawmakers did not put any money directly towards air conditioning prisons last year, when they had a $32.7 billion budget surplus. The Texas House had budgeted $545 ...

In a landmark ruling issued on Wednesday ... Throughout his career, he's portrayed heat in Texas prisons as either a problem ...

The ruling affirmed claims brought by advocates of people incarcerated in Texas, where summer heat ... been hearing complaints about extreme heat in prisons for years and has not addressed the ...

The judge’s ruling was celebrated by advocacy ... New Mexico and Georgia. The number of heat-related deaths in Texas prisons is widely disputed. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice lists ...