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Pressure mounts on Texas to address brutal heat crisis in prison cells
Texas faces legal pressure to address extreme heat in prisons after a wrongful death lawsuit was filed by the family of Jason Wilson, who died in a 'brutally hot, un-airconditioned' cell at the Coffield unit in July 2024. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which operates the prisons, is highlighted as the agency under scrutiny.
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