Texas Prisoners’ Exposure to Extreme Heat 2015

From May 2014 to July 2015, the Clinic were co-counsel, along with attorneys at the Texas Civil Rights Project and the Edwards Law firm, to represent Texas prisoners at the Wallace Pack Unit in class-action litigation challenging their exposure to extreme heat and humidity in inmate housing during the summer months. The plaintiffs are suing for injunctive and declaratory relief under the Eighth Amendment and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Clinic students worked on discovery, pre-trial motions, fact investigation, and legal research for the litigation.