Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits
A federal judge’s finding that extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional could lead to the state being ordered to ...
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Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional, but doesn’t require air conditioning
Housing Texas prison inmates in sweltering facilities that lack air conditioning is “plainly unconstitutional,” U.S. District ...
Extreme heat in Texas prisons without AC is unconstitutional, judge says
Judge Robert Pitman ruled in favor of prisoners’ rights advocates but stopped short of ordering the state to install air ...
New prison opens in Yorkshire with no bars on windows but gadgets to stop drugs
HMP Millsike opening in Yorkshire is the latest step towards a target to create 14,000 extra prison places by 2031 ...
'If he dies, he dies' | Georgia inmate left to die in fenced-in box in prison yard, lawsuit says
Juan Ramirez's family claims that guards ignored his pleas and left him to die in extreme heat at Telfair State Prison.
'If he dies, he dies' | Telfair State Prison inmate left to die in fenced in box in prison yard, lawsuit says
After being locked in a cage in the prison yard, Juan Ramirez cried for help, moaned and said he felt he was going to die.
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Kemmerer balks at immigration jail as private prisons eye southwest Wyoming, again
The for-profit prison industry has come knocking again in southwestern Wyoming, this time in Kemmerer. Unlike during ...
From flyovers to a former prison, a Kolkata foundation is taking the arts to unusual places
The Pickle Factory, an avant garde hub for movement practices, is introducing audiences to dance in ‘dance curious’ spaces.
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Inmate found dead in cell at Lancaster County Prison
An inmate was found dead in his cell Saturday morning at the Lancaster County Prison. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 ...
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Former Ogden day care employee sentenced to prison in child sex abuse case
Tanner Dobson, a former Ogden day care employee, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for aggravated sexual abuse and ...
4 leaders in Colorado prison system placed on leave on the same day
Four of the five officials placed on leave have worked for the Department of Corrections for more than a decade.
After strike, New York's prison oversight group hopes for reforms
New York's prisons are working to rebuild themselves after a devastating, 22-day strike of nearly 8,000 corrections officers and the firing of about 2,000. The independent citizens oversight group ...