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Texas prisons ordered to install air conditioning by 2029
Original: Texas prisons must install air conditioning by 2029 following federal court ruling
A federal court has ruled that Texas must install air conditioning in its prisons by 2029. The decision addresses the extreme heat in the state's largely uncooled prison facilities, which has long drawn criticism from inmates' families, advocates and lawmakers over dangerous summer temperatures. The ruling sets a deadline for the Texas prison system to comply, making it one of the most significant heat-safety mandates for corrections in the United States.
Why now: A federal court ruling has just imposed a 2029 deadline on Texas to air-condition its prisons, a major development in a long-running fight over inmate heat deaths.
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