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Texas appeals order to air-condition all state prisons by 2030

Original: "Lawyers for Texas have appealed a federal judge’s order requiring all state lockups to be climate controlled before 203

Lawyers for Texas have appealed a federal judge's order requiring the state's entire prison system to be climate controlled before 2030, taking the case to the conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The move continues a yearslong legal fight over air conditioning in the country's largest prison system, where extreme summer heat has been a central concern in litigation over conditions for inmates and staff.

Why now: The ruling touches on prison conditions and inmate safety during deadly Texas summers, keeping a long-running legal battle in the news.

Texas5th U.S. Circuit Court of AppealsTexas Department of Criminal Justice

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• "Lawyers for Texas have appealed a federal judge’s order requiring all state lockups to be climate controlled before 2030 to the conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, continuing a yearslong legal fight over air conditioning in the country’s largest prison system."… · bich@apobangpo.space · 7

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