The judge ruled Texas prison cell temperatures, which regularly exceed 90 and 100 degrees, likely violate rights against ...

About two-thirds of Texas prisons are not fully air conditioned, and dozens of inmates have died in the sweltering heat.

Steven Pilar, 47, was convicted in December of downloading more than 400 images and videos of child sexual abuse material.

A federal judge has found the extreme heat in Texas prisons that don't have air conditioning is "plainly unconstitutional." ...

A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is "plainly unconstitutional," but declined to order the ...

Judge Robert Pitman says inmates who sued the state could win their case but that the fix is not easy or cheap.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge’s rebuke of Texas housing prisoners in lockups without air conditioning stopped short of ...

A federal judge found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional,” but did not order the state to begin ...

A federal judge has decided not to order temporary air conditioning be installed in all Texas prisons, allowing a lawsuit ...

Texan authorities have been criticized over extreme heat in their prison system, where temperatures can routinely rise above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. Out of around 100 Texas state prison ...