A federal trial underway in Austin could decide whether Texas must provide air conditioning to all prisons

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Summer temperatures in Texas prisons can often exceed 100 degrees, and lawyers have argued those conditions constitute cruel and unusual punishment for incarcerated Texans.A federal trial underway this week in Austin could decide whether the state must provide air conditioning to all inmates. A group of scientists from the University of Texas at Austin and […] The post A federal trial underway in Austin could decide whether Texas must provide air conditioning to all prisons appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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