Prisons again failing to cool units
Houston Chronicle
Blakinger, K.
08/11/2019
2 doc(s)
Air conditioners; Inmate health; Prisons; Wallace Pack Unit
After $7 million legal fight over air conditioning, Texas prison system touts new heat safety policies
Austin American Statesman
McCollough, J.
07/27/2018
4 doc(s)
Air conditioners; Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health; White, James
Prison ovens
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
07/27/2018
2 doc(s)
Air conditioners; Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health; White, James; Whitmire, John
He’s ‘being cooked alive’
Dallas Morning News
McGaughy, L.
07/24/2018
2 doc(s)
Air conditioners; Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health; Whitmire, John
Landmark lawsuit brings heat relief to inmates
Houston Chronicle
Banks, G.
05/07/2018
3 doc(s)
Air conditioners; Heat-related illnesses; Huffman, Joan; Inmate deaths; Inmate health; Wallace Pack Unit; White, James; Whitmire, John
Texas prisons begin effort to move inmates back to overheated unit at center of lawsuit
Houston Chronicle
Banks, G.
02/20/2018
3 doc(s)
Air conditioners; Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health; Wallace Pack Unit; Whitmire, John
State settles suit, agrees to air-condition prison
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
02/03/2018
2 doc(s)
Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health; Legal settlements; Prisons
State settles class action lawsuit over hot prison
Dallas Morning News
McCullough, J.
02/03/2018
3 doc(s)
Air conditioners; Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health; Legal settlements; Prisons; Wallace Pack Unit
Lawsuits settled over excessive prison heat
Houston Chronicle
Banks, G.
02/03/2018
3 doc(s)
Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health; Legal settlements; Prisons; Whitmire, John
State prison system settles suit over heat
San Antonio Express News
Banks, G.
02/03/2018
2 doc(s)
Air conditioners; Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health; Legal settlements; Prisons; Wallace Pack Unit; Whitmire, John
Texas inmates didn’t deserve a cold shoulder this winter
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Editorial
01/07/2018
1 doc(s)
Inmate health; Prisons; Winter weather
Moonlight ride takes Texas prison inmates to cooler quarters
Houston Chronicle
Banks, G.
08/10/2017
3 doc(s)
Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health
Texas prison officials to begin 1,000 inmate transfers to facilities with a/c
Houston Chronicle
Banks, G.
08/09/2017
4 doc(s)
Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health
Texas to move about 1,000 inmates because of prison heat
Dallas Morning News
A.P. Wire
08/06/2017
3 doc(s)
Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health
Prison heat ruling forces Texas to move 1,000 inmates, some to Austin
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
08/04/2017
2 doc(s)
Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health; Paxton, Ken
Escape from the heat: Texas will relocate 1,000 heat-sensitive inmates to facilities with air conditioning
Houston Chronicle
Banks, G.
08/04/2017
3 doc(s)
Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health
Help is on the way for vulnerable Texas prison inmates suffering through summer heat
Houston Chronicle
Banks, G.
08/03/2017
2 doc(s)
Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health
Hot box
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
01/03/2017
2 doc(s)
Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health
More than 70% of Texas prisons don't have AC. Here's why that won't change anytime soon.
Austin American Statesman
Grissom, B.
07/03/2016
6 doc(s)
Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health
Lawsuit over extreme heat to cover all Pack Unit inmates
Houston Chronicle
Banks, G.
06/17/2016
3 doc(s)
Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health
Court: Air conditioning not necessary in hot prison
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
07/09/2015
3 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health
International rights panel scrutinizes Texas prison heat
Houston Chronicle
Diaz, K.
10/28/2014
2 doc(s)
Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health; Prisons
TDCJ takes a small step to address the heat problems in state prisons
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Editorial
06/25/2014
2 doc(s)
Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health; Prisons
Prisons address heat issues with large fans
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Graczyk, M.
06/22/2014
2 doc(s)
Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health
Inmates sue over sweltering Texas prisons
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
06/19/2014
3 doc(s)
Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health
Suit: Texas heat dangerous for elderly inmates
Dallas Morning News
A.P. Wire
06/19/2014
1 doc(s)
Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health
Coolers installed in seven Texas prisons in summer-heat test
Houston Chronicle
Ward, M.
06/19/2014
2 doc(s)
Heat-related illnesses; Inmate health; Whitmire, John
