德州狱政系统就监狱空调案上诉第五巡回法院：称15亿美元装空调「无法实现」
德州刑事司法部已于10月8日向联邦第五巡回上诉法院提交上诉通知，并请求联邦地区法官罗伯特·皮特曼暂缓其9月22日的判决。该判决要求德州全部104所州立监狱在2029年底前安装空调。
州方在动议中称，这项三十九个月的改造期限「无法实现」，全部装空调的成本将超过15亿美元。据《德克萨斯论坛报》报道，德州目前约有9万名在押人员生活在没有空调的环境中。
今年夏季以来，德州监狱高温问题持续引发诉讼与舆论关注。具体而言，州方的动作分为两步：10月8日先向第五巡回上诉法院提交上诉通知，挑战判决本身；同时请求作出原判决的皮特曼法官在上诉期间暂缓执行判决，争取审理期间不必按原定期限推进改造。原定的2029年底大限能否生效，将取决于第五巡回法院的裁决结果。
信息来源：Texian Partisan（援引《德克萨斯论坛报》） https://texianpartisan.com/news/daily-briefing/daily-briefing-monday-october-12-2026/
Texas Appeals Prison Air-Conditioning Order to Fifth Circuit, Calling $1.5 Billion Retrofit 'Unachievable'
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Criminal Justice filed a notice of appeal to the Fifth Circuit on Oct. 8 and asked U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman to stay his Sept. 22 judgment while the appeal proceeds. The judgment orders air conditioning to be installed in all 104 Texas state prisons by the end of 2029.
In its motion, the state called the 39-month retrofit timeline “unachievable” and put the total cost of air-conditioning every prison at more than $1.5 billion. According to the Texas Tribune, about 90,000 people in Texas prisons currently live without air conditioning.
Extreme heat inside Texas prisons has fueled litigation and public scrutiny all summer. The state's move came in two steps: an Oct. 8 notice of appeal challenging the judgment itself, and a request that Judge Pitman pause enforcement during the appeal so the state need not proceed on the original schedule. Whether the end-of-2029 deadline takes effect now depends on the Fifth Circuit.
Source: Texian Partisan (citing the Texas Tribune)
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