Federal judge orders Texas to air condition all prisons by the end of 2029
· KRGV (NBC 5)
A federal judge has mandated that Texas must install air conditioning in all state prisons by December 31, 2029. This ruling is a significant victory for inmate advocates who argued that the lack of cooling violates the Eighth Amendment's protection against cruel and unusual punishment. As of September 1, only about a third of Texas's 104 prisons had full air conditioning. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) had requested $289 million for air conditioning installation in its budget proposal, but the judge noted that this amount was insufficient. Advocates believe this decision will save lives, as extreme heat has been linked to multiple deaths in prisons.
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