Formerly incarcerated Texas women who formed the Lioness Justice Impacted Women’s Alliance have won a major legal victory after years of documenting extreme heat inside state prisons. A federal judge ordered Texas to air-condition all prisons by 2029. Roughly 88,697 incarcerated people were housed in units without air conditioning heading into summer 2026.
Formerly incarcerated Texas women who formed the Lioness Justice Impacted Women’s Alliance have won a major legal victory after years of documenting extreme heat inside state prisons. A federal judge ordered Texas to air-condition all prisons by 2029. Roughly 88,697 incarcerated people were housed in units without air conditioning heading into summer 2026.
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