AG Paxton: Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Burdensome Requirements That Harmed Prison’s Ability to Protect Inmates and Staff from COVID-19

AG Paxton: Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Burdensome Requirements That Harmed Prison’s Ability to Protect Inmates and Staff from COVID-19 

Attorney General Ken Paxton

AUSTIN – The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit today vacated a district court’s injunction, which imposed burdensome requirements against prison officials that unnecessarily exceed several measures already implemented by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). […]