Lawyers for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice say the state's prisons have made strides in getting more air conditioning. Plaintiffs say the state's still not addressing heat-related deaths. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said seven people, including two former correctional officers, were arrested after using drones to smuggle drugs and cell phones into an East Texas prison.

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