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Supreme Court case could strip prison healthcare from thousands
A Trump executive order targeting transgender inmates could let the Court gut medical protections for all incarcerated people.
Vox · 3m
Christa Pike and the absurdity of humane execution
Tennessee's botched execution of death row inmate Christa Pike exposes the contradictions at the heart of capital punishment.
The New Yorker · 4m
Alabama executes man after nitrogen gas blocked
A judge ruled the state's nitrogen execution method unconstitutional, forcing Alabama to switch to lethal injection for a man convicted of killing an Elvis impersonator.
CBS News · 1m
Texas Prison AC Order Costs $1.5 Billion, Will Be Appealed
Federal judge orders Texas to install prison air conditioning by 2029, but state agency plans to appeal the $1.5 billion ruling.
Dallas Express · 1m
Texas ordered to cool all prisons by 2029
A federal judge ruled that extreme heat in Texas prisons violates the Constitution, giving the state a firm deadline to install air conditioning systemwide.
Dallas Express · 3m