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Judge Declines to Terminate Orders Requiring Air-conditioned Housing for Heat-sensitive Prisoners

New York U.S. District Court Judge Harold Baer, Jr. has declined to terminate a series of orders requiring New York City jail officials to house “heat-sensitive” prisoners in air-conditioned cells when temperatures reach 85 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.

Since 1978, New York City jails have operated under a consent decree ...

 

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