Case: U.S. v. Grenada County
3:94-cv-00172 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
Filed Date: Nov. 14, 1994
Closed Date: 1995
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Case Summary
On July 19, 1993, the United States Department of Justice instituted an investigation under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act ("CRIPA"), 42 U.S.C. § 1997, of the conditions of the Grenada County Jail in Grenada, Mississippi. The government released its negative findings to the Jail on October 18, 1993, finding that both pretrial and sentenced inmates of the Jail were subjected to conditions that violated their due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment. Specifically the government found that 1) security and supervision at the Jail were inadequate, 2) medical and mental health care and suicide prevention were seriously deficient, and 3) there were serious environmental health and safety deficiencies at the Jail. The government recommended subsequent remedial measures.
According to the docket, for nearly ten months, there was no procedural history. In August 1994, the parties filed a consent decree in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, setting forth provisions for a new jail facility that would implement the remedial measures recommended by the government. On November 14, the government filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1997 in the Court alleging the violations found in the CRIPA investigation mentioned above, and prayed for permanent injunctive relief. Also in November, the parties submitted both the consent decree and the complaint to the Court seeking orders of the Court. The Court (Judge Neal B. Biggers, Jr.) signed off on the consent decree on November 17, 1994. The case was subsequently reassigned to Magistrate Judge S.A. Alexander and closed on May 3, 1995.
Summary Authors
Rebecca Bloch (3/15/2006)
People
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/9969848/parties/united-states-v-county-of-grenada-ms/
Biggers, Neal Brooks Jr. (Mississippi)
Goldschmidt, Iris (District of Columbia)
Moreton, Alfred E. III (District of Columbia)
Patrick, Deval L. (District of Columbia)
Gore, Jay Jr. (Mississippi)
Documents in the Clearinghouse
Docket
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/9969848/united-states-v-county-of-grenada-ms/
Last updated Aug. 7, 2026, 5:05 p.m.
Docket for: United States v. County of Grenada MS
Case Details
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Nov. 14, 1994
Closing Date: 1995
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
United State Department of Justice
Plaintiff Type(s):
U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff
Attorney Organizations:
U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
County
Grenada County Jail
Facility Type(s):
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997 et seq.
Other Dockets:
Northern District of Mississippi 3:94-cv-00172
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: 1994 - 1995
Issues
General/Misc.:
Food service / nutrition / hydration
Sanitation / living conditions
Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)
Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:
Suicide prevention (facilities)
Case Summary of U.S. v. Grenada County, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/170/ (last updated 3/15/2006).