Florida prisoners file federal lawsuit over deadly heat with no A/C. Minnah Arshad. USA TODAY. Stifling heat at a Miami-area concrete prison without air conditioning contributed to four deaths and ...

According to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, most men in the 28-year-old prison suffer from at least one form of heat-related illness during the summer.

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.

TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge has rejected a request by Florida corrections officials to dismiss a potential class-action lawsuit alleging the state has violated inmates’ rights because of hot ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Thursday ...