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Bernhardt Tiede, II, v. Bryan Collier, et al.; Plaintiff's motion for leave to file first amended complaint (1:23-cv-01004-RP, expanding lawsuit to apply to inmates beyond Tiede and asking the court to order that Texas state prisons maintain temperatures between 65 and 85 degrees; danger of prisons without air conditioning). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
By U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division
Publication Date: April 22, 2024
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Provision of air conditioning and heat-related mortality in Texas prisons. (Link Type: Article)
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Journal of the American Medical Association, vol.5, no. 11
By Julianne Skarha, et al.
Publication Date: November 2, 2022