Filed Date: Sept. 10, 1982
Closed Date: 1997
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On September 10, 1982, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana entered a consent decree in a case regarding the population caps at the Avoyelles Bunkie Detention Center in Avoyelles Parish, Lousiana. On August 4, 1994, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (Judge Frank J. Polozola) ordered that all cases involving population caps for parish prisons must be reopened and reconsidered.
On February 27, 1997, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (Judge Polozola) modified the consent decree to reflect new population limits for the jail. On March 19, 1997, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (Judge Polozola) again modified the consent decree to reflect another set of population limits for the jail. On December 23, 1997, the case was again closed.
Summary Authors
Kristen Sagar (3/14/2006)
Polozola, Frank Joseph (Louisiana)
Rabalais, Rodney M. (Louisiana)
Last updated July 9, 2022, 7:23 p.m.
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Case Type(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 10, 1982
Closing Date: 1997
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Inmates in the Avoyelles Bunkie Detention Center in Bunkie, Louisiana
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: Unknown
Class Action Outcome: Unknown
Defendants
County
Avoyelles Parish
Marksville Facility
Facility Type(s):
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Constitutional Clause(s):
Other Dockets:
Middle District of Louisiana 3:82-cv-00802
Middle District of Louisiana 71-00078
Middle District of Louisiana 71-00098
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed
Relief Granted:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration: 1982 - 1997
Issues
General/Misc.:
Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)
Affected Sex/Gender(s):
Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:
Case Summary of In Re: Jail Population (Avoyelles Parish (Avoyelles Bunkie Detention Center)), Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/110/ (last updated 3/14/2006).