Many Texas prisons don’t have air conditioning. This lawsuit seeks to change that.
by Houston Public Media
Houston Public Media— Bernie Tiede, whose murder of a Texas widow was immortalized by Richard Linklater, is suing the state over what he calls its “cruel and unusual” treatment of inmates in hot prisons.
San Antonio Current—Lawsuit accuses Texas of 'horrific' treatment of inmates in un-air conditioned prisons. Four nonprofit prisoner-rights groups filed a complaint Monday in an Austin federal court alleging that Texas prisons' widespread lack of air conditioning violates the constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The organizations joined a lawsuit filed last summer by Bernie Tiede, an inmate who argues he suffered an acute medical crisis after being housed in a Huntsville cell where temperatures exceeded 110 degrees. Tiede, a convicted murderer who served as inspiration for the...
Euro Weekly News—Climate change - air conditioning in schools. Heat waves are becoming increasingly common in the Balearic Islands, particularly affecting the first and last two months of the school year (May, June, September and October). Regulations require that workplace temperatures remain within a range of 17 and 27 degrees, although many schools are unable to comply with this. Thermal insulation While a study […]
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