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Heat in Texas Prisons

Cooking Them to Death the Lethal Toll of Hot Prisons

TDCJ Violation Basic Human Rights Report Finds

Heat Wave Sparks Concern in Sweltering Texas

Texas Prisons Begin Efforts to Move Inmates Back

Rising Temperatures Can Kill Texas Prisoners, Corrections Ignored Say a Federal Judge

TDCJ Defends No Air-Conditioning in Unbearably Hot Prisons in Federal Court

After $7 Million Legal Fight Over Air Conditioning, Texas Prison System Touts New Heat Safety Policies

UT Law Clinic Study Shows Dangerous Conditions in Texas' Sweltering Prisons

Cooling Cell Blocks: Air-Conditioning Could Extend to Texas Inmates

Reckless Indifference Extreme Heat Texas Prisons

Deadly Extreme Heat Deliberate Indifference Inside Texas Prison Culture Neglect Abuse

10 Treated for Heat-Related Illnesses Over a Ten Day Period in Texas Prisons

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How Extreme Heat in Texas Prisons Can Kill

Lawsuits Over Prisoner Deaths in Hot Texas Prisons

Texas Won't Cool its Prisons but It Will Air Condition its Pigs

Heat and Violence

Does Hot Climate Make People More Violent?

How Does Climate Affect Violence: Researchers Offer
a New Theory

Climate

Overnight Heat Can Be More Deadly Than Daytime

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