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Federal judge orders Texas to air condition all prisons by the end of 2029

Federal judge orders Texas to air condition all prisons by the end of 2029
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A federal judge has ordered Texas to air condition all of the state’s lockups, which the prison agency said could cost $1.5 billion, by the end of 2029. The ruling, released Tuesday, is a win for inmate advocates and their attorneys, who had asked the court to force the Texas Department of Crimin...

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