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Judge Orders Texas Prisons to Be Air‑Conditioned by End of 2029

The judge concluded extreme heat in uncooled units violates the Eighth Amendment, ordering TDCJ to file six‑month progress reports to the court.

Diddy Placed in Solitary After Reported Fight at Fort Dix

Lawmakers Call for Resignation After Two Deaths at Michigan’s Women’s Prison

Two Deaths at Michigan Women’s Prison Prompt State and Independent Reviews

Texas Prison Heat Trial Opens With Clash Over Deaths and Air-Conditioning Plan

DOJ Opens Civil-Rights Probes Into California and Maine Women’s Prisons Over Transgender Housing Policies

50 Cent's Claim That Jimmy Henchman Was Stabbed in Prison Is Disputed

Harris County Extends $38 Million Deal to House Inmates in Private Jails Through 2027

Idaho Corrections Rejects Reports of Bryan Kohberger Transfer

House Democrats Detail Alleged Perks for Ghislaine Maxwell at Texas Prison as BOP Denies Special Treatment

Reports Say Inmate Pressed Knife to Diddy’s Throat at MDC Brooklyn

Maxwell’s Texas Prison Transfer Brings Lockdowns and Special Handling, Inmates Say

Four Guards Plead Guilty in Beating Death of Robert Brooks at Marcy Prison

Bronx Shooting Suspect Dies in Rikers Custody as DOC Opens Probe

Malka Leifer Moved to Solitary Following Alleged Prison Assault

79-Year-Old Fugitive Captured in Nevada City After 31 Years on the Run

New Instagram Sighting Fuels Hunt as Two New Orleans Jail Escapees Remain at Large