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• Federal Trial Over Texas Prison Air Conditioning Opens With Allegations of Unreported Heat Related Deaths

  Published: Mar 31, 2026

  Section: US & Canada

  A high stakes federal trial has commenced in Austin to determine if the Texas Department of Criminal Justice must install universal air conditioning by 2029. Plaintiffs opened the...

• Connecticut Lawmakers Propose Sweeping Reforms to Combat ‘Crisis’ in Prison Healthcare and Nutritional Standards

  Published: Mar 18, 2026

  Section: Politics

  The Connecticut Judiciary Committee is considering House Bill 5567, a comprehensive legislative package aimed at addressing systemic failures in Department of Correction medical ca...

• Seven Years of Failure: Illinois Prisons Remain Under Fire for Substandard Health Care Despite Federal Court Order

  Published: Feb 28, 2026

  Section: Politics & Debate

  The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) continues to struggle with providing adequate medical and mental health care to inmates, seven years after a federal consent decree ma...