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  1. August 12, 2019

    Texas Prison System Says It's Complying In Heat Settlement

    An official with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice told a federal judge on Monday that the agency is back in compliance with the terms of a $4.5 million settlement agreement that requires it to house geriatric and medically sensitive inmates in temperatures that don't exceed 88 degrees.

  2. June 11, 2018

    Texas Inmates' Settlement, $4.5M In Fees OK'd In Heat Suit

    A Texas federal judge has approved a class action settlement on behalf of a group of prisoners who argued exposure to extreme heat violated their constitutional rights, including the approval of $4.5 million in fees and expenses that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice agreed to pay class counsel.

  3. July 20, 2017

    Texas Inmates Need Relief From Summer Heat, Judge Rules

    A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Texas must provide relief from high summer temperatures for inmates at a geriatric and medical prison, granting a preliminary injunction to a certified class of prisoners suing the state over exposure to sweltering indoor temperatures, which they say violates their constitutional rights.

  4. June 23, 2016

    Texas Can't Give Inmates Arsenic-Laden Water, Judge Rules

    Texas must provide inmates at a geriatric and medical prison with drinking water that meets federal arsenic safety standards, a federal judge has ruled, granting a preliminary injunction to a certified class of prisoners suing the state over sweltering indoor temperatures they say violate their constitutional rights.