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Lawsuits Demand Texas Air-Condition Prisons

Inmates died from heat-related conditions

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 27, 2012 1:54 PM CDT

(Newser) – Imagine being trapped in a small room without air-conditioning in 100-degree heat for days at a time. That's the reality most Texas prisoners face, and now two lawsuits are taking the state to task for it. One was filed yesterday by the wife of...   Read full story »

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