Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:<p>"A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is 'plainly unconstitutional,' but declined to order the state to immediately start installing air conditioning, which could cost billions.</p><p>The judge affirmed claims brought by advocates of people incarcerated in the state, where summer heat routinely soars above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius)."</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/texas-heat-prison-air-conditioning-judge-ruling-5d25ef8d7229c9e37cd73b4730eb1d4b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/texas-heat-</span><span class="invisible">prison-air-conditioning-judge-ruling-5d25ef8d7229c9e37cd73b4730eb1d4b</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/CriminalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/incarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incarceration</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/prisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisons</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/heat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heat</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a></p>