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Heat-related Deaths in Texas Prisons Lead to Lawsuits, Reluctant Changes

Loaded on Aug. 8, 2014 by Matthew Clarke published in Prison Legal News August, 2014, page 36
Filed under: Medical, Eighth Amendment, Exposure to Heat, Wrongful Death. Location: Texas.

Heat-related Deaths in Texas Prisons Lead to Lawsuits, Reluctant Changes

by Matt Clarke and David M. Reutter

Prisoners across the nation are currently experiencing the oppressive heat of summer – particularly in the Southern states. Those incarcerated in Texas, however, have not just been sweating due to high temperatures. They ...

 

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