Filed Date: Jan. 3, 1979
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On January 3, 1979, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit under 28 U.S.C. § 1345 against the Jackson Parish Jail in Louisiana in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Previously, in 1978, the Justice Department had approved of suit being filed to desegregate the Natchitoches Parish Jail in Louisiana. An internal Justice Department memo (written by then Assistant Attorney General Drew Days) in 1978 indicated that four other desegretation claims, including those to desegregate the jails in Jackson, Union, Webster and Bienvielle County Parishes, were substantially similar in nature. The memo noted that in all of these cases, the racial segregation was clear, and in most cases, admitted by jail officials.
On January 8, 1979, the district court approved a consent decree. We do not have a copy of the decree. The docket further references a motion and response concerning a plan for prisoner classification in April and May of 1979. We have no further information on the proceedings in this case.
Summary Authors
Kristen Sagar (9/9/2006)
Days, Drew S. III (District of Columbia)
Allen, Frances O. (Louisiana)
Last updated March 22, 2024, 3:10 a.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Louisiana
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Jan. 3, 1979
Case Ongoing: No reason to think so
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
United States Department of Justice
Plaintiff Type(s):
U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Jackson Parish Jail (Jackson), County
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997 et seq.
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration: 1979 - 0
Issues
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