Prison staff and inmates move through the Darrington Unit's main hallway on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Credit: Jolie McCullough/The Texas Tribune Housing Texas prison inmates in sweltering facilities ...

Extreme heat has long been a concern for incarcerated pregnant women and those behind bars with underlying health conditions. A mock prison cell, intended to simulate the heat inside prision cells in ...

Housing Texas prison inmates in sweltering facilities that lack air conditioning is “plainly unconstitutional,” U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman said Wednesday in a groundbreaking, 91-page ruling.

A new lawsuit is aiming for a big chill. After what was a disappointing legislative session for prison reform advocates, Florida inmates are still sitting in cells without air-conditioning — and ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional,” but declined to order the state to immediately start installing air conditioning, ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Describing Texas prisons as so hot that inmates would cool off by splashing themselves with toilet water or faking suicide attempts to get moved to cooler medical areas, advocates on ...

Dauphin County officials have confirmed that all electrical and air conditioning systems are running at full capacity at the Dauphin County Prison.They say that digging by an outside contractor on an ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House passed Friday a bill requiring prisons to have air conditioning by the end of 2032. Lawmakers passed 79-39 House Bill 3006 by Terry Canales, D-Edinburg. If the ...

Prison staff and inmates move through the Darrington Unit's main hallway on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. (Jolie Mccullough/The Texas Tribune, Jolie Mccullough/The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The Brief, ...

Housing Texas prison inmates in sweltering facilities that lack air conditioning is “plainly unconstitutional,” U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman said Wednesday in a groundbreaking, 91-page ruling.