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Louisiana inmates renew push for heat protections at Angola prison, call conditions ‘modern-day slavery’
Angola inmates are again asking a federal judge to stop forced farm labor during extreme heat, arguing the practice is ...
Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge’s rebuke of Texas housing prisoners in lockups without air conditioning stopped short of ...
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Louisiana inmates renew push for heat protections at Angola prison, call conditions ‘modern-day slavery’
(Louisiana First ... In a similar case, a federal judge in Texas recently ruled that extreme heat in its prisons is “plainly unconstitutional” but stopped short of ordering air conditioners ...
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Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits
Texas has more than 130,000 people in prisons. Only about a third of ... Street as Trump’s “Liberation Day” nears In Louisiana, a federal judge last year ordered prison officials to increase ...