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Federal Judge Orders Texas to Air-Condition Its Prisons

The lack of air-conditioning in most of the state’s prisons violates the U.S. Constitution, the judge ruled. He ordered the state to cool all of its lockups by the end of 2029.

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People protest over conditions caused by extreme heat in Texas jail cells at the Texas State Capitol in Austin in 2023.
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