Federal judge rules Texas must install air conditioning in every prison by end of 2029

Name: Federal judge rules Texas must install air conditioning in every prison by end of 2029
Uploaded: 2026-09-23T06:55:00-0500
Duration: 49 s
Description: U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman said that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice must immediately begin developing a plan for the installations. He ruled that a lack of air conditioning violates the constitutional right not to be given “cruel and unusual punishments.”

U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman said that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice must immediately begin developing a plan for the installations. He ruled that a lack of air conditioning violates the constitutional right not to be given “cruel and unusual punishments.”