Florida prisoners file federal lawsuit over deadly heat with no A/C. Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY. Fri, November 1, 2024 at 3:01 AM UTC. 6 min read. Stifling heat at a Miami-area concrete prison ...

One migrant, identified only as C.M., is described as a non-citizen employed as a landscaper with a valid work permit, no criminal convictions and a pending application for asylum. On July 6, he was ...

Prisoners plead for air conditioning in lawsuit against Florida corrections department A prisoner works on the lawn at the Dade Correctional Institution on July 10, 2014, in Florida City.

The 63-page lawsuit said “dangerous heat” in unairconditioned dormitories at the prison is exacerbated by “unventilated, contaminated air” and inadequate access to cool water.

Stifling heat at a Miami-area concrete prison without air conditioning contributed to four deaths and subjected prisoners to cruel and unusual punishment, according to a federal lawsuit filed ...

A recent settlement in a long-running federal lawsuit that challenged the often decadeslong isolation of Florida’s death row prisoners comes with a promise of more humane treatment for the ...