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Federal Judge Orders Texas to Air Condition All Prisons by 2029
U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman ruled that Texas prisons without air conditioning violate the Eighth Amendment, ordering the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to fully cool all facilities by 2029. This decision follows years of reported heat-related illnesses and deaths among inmates and challenges the agency's current insufficient response to extreme temperatures.
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