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Judge orders Texas to have air conditioning at all prisons by end of 2029

Judge orders Texas to have air conditioning at all prisons by end of 2029
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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 Cri...

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