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Heat News 

Heat in Texas Prisons

Cooking Them to Death the Lethal Toll of Hot Prisons
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TDCJ Violation Basic Human Rights Report Finds
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Heat Wave Sparks Concern in Sweltering Texas 
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Texas Prisons Begin Efforts to Move Inmates Back
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Rising Temperatures Can Kill Texas Prisoners, Corrections Ignored Say a Federal Judge
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TDCJ Defends No Air-Conditioning in Unbearably Hot Prisons in Federal Court
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After $7 Million Legal Fight Over Air Conditioning, Texas Prison System Touts New Heat Safety Policies
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UT Law Clinic Study Shows Dangerous Conditions in Texas' Sweltering Prisons
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Cooling Cell Blocks: Air-Conditioning Could Extend to Texas Inmates
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Reckless Indifference Extreme Heat Texas Prisons
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Deadly Extreme Heat Deliberate Indifference Inside Texas Prison Culture Neglect Abuse
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10 Treated for Heat-Related Illnesses Over a Ten Day Period in Texas Prisons
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How Extreme Heat in Texas Prisons Can Kill
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Lawsuits Over Prisoner Deaths in Hot Texas Prisons
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Texas Won't Cool its Prisons but It Will Air Condition its Pigs
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Heat and Violence

Does Hot Climate Make People More Violent?
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How Does Climate Affect Violence: Researchers Offer
a New Theory
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Climate

Overnight Heat Can Be More Deadly Than Daytime
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