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Pressure mounts on Texas to address brutal heat crisis in prison cells

State hit by new wrongful death lawsuit by family of Jason Wilson, who died in ‘brutally hot, un-airconditioned’ cell

The Guardian - US · Jul 10

‘It’s torture’: brutal heat broils Texas prisons, killing dozens of inmates

Legal action aims to force criminal justice department to air condition prisons, where 85,000 are at risk of heat illnesses

The Guardian - US · Aug 9, 2024

As Canada braces for a raging summer, Indigenous communities remain displaced

Indigenous land is disproportionately affected by wildfire and their isolated nature makes aid access difficult

The Guardian - US · Jul 3, 2024

More than 70 Texas prisoners are 3 days into a hunger strike protesting harsh solitary confinement practices

Prisoners have refused food to protest practices that have kept more than 500 people in isolation for more than a decade.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 13, 2023

Texas prisoners launching hunger strike to protest state’s harsh solitary confinement practices

Hundreds of prisoners may participate in the protest beginning Tuesday, the first day of the state’s legislative session. Texas often keeps prisoners in solitary confinement for years or decades.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 9, 2023