# Judge orders Texas to install air conditioning in all prisons by end of 2029

https://mins.news/en/item/69789

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-23 00:00 UTC
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- Original: https://bit.ly/46DQVoo

> A federal judge has ordered Texas to install air conditioning throughout its prison system by the end of 2029, ruling that inmates held in facilities without it are subjected to punishment that violates their constitutional rights.

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