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JUVENILE INSTITUTION
In the Interest of F.N. and F.N. and B.S.

93JD1440 | Colorado state trial court

Filed Date: 1993

Closed Date: Nov. 24, 1993

On October 8, 1993 a juvenile in Colorado was arrested for possession of a handgun and held without bail. In his defense, he filed a Motion to declare Colorado Revised Statue § 19-2-204(3)(a)(III) unconstitutional in the Juvenile Court. The plaintiff, represented by unknown counsel, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that his detention violated Colorado and Federal law. Specifically, the plaintiff contended that his arrest and detention was punishment for a status…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
In Re: C.B.

97-KA-2783 | Louisiana state supreme court

Filed Date: Sept. 3, 1997

Closed Date: March 4, 1998

In 1997, in an effort to ease overcrowding in juvenile detention centers, the Louisiana Legislature enacted a law allowing the Department of Public Safety and Corrections [the Department] to transfer juveniles that had been adjudicated delinquent (not convicted of a crime) to adult facilities upon reaching the age of seventeen. LSA-RS 15:901.1 (effective July 14, 1997). Once transferred, the juveniles would be treated the same as the adult convicted felons and required to perform hard labor.…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
N.J. v. Passaic Co. Board of Chosen Free Holders of P.H.

L8669-78 | New Jersey state trial court

Filed Date: Oct. 26, 1978

On October 26, 1978, the Department of the Public Advocate of the Office of the New Jersey Public Defender filed suit in the Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division - Passaic County, challenging the overcrowded conditions at the Passaic County Detention Center. Following a hearing on November 20, 1978, the Superior Court (Judge Charles Joelson) issued an Order dated December 11, 1978, containing its findings of fact and conclusions of law. The Order cited numerous structural deficiencies an…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
Doe v. Henderson

A-7980-I | Tennessee state trial court

Filed Date: 1979

Juvenile detainees at the Taft Youth Center, the Spencer Youth Center, and the Tennessee Reception and Guidance Center filed a lawsuit against the Tennessee Department of Corrections in the Chancery Court for Davidson County, Tennessee, alleging excessive force and physical abuse, excessive discipline, sexual abuse, and failure to protect. The juveniles were represented by the Youth Legal Assistance Project, Legal Services of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, the National Center for Youth Law, a…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
Jenkins v. King

2832 | Tennessee state trial court

Filed Date: 1980

Sometime before May of 1980, detained juveniles filed a lawsuit against Wilson County, Tennessee in the Chancery Court for Wilson County concerning the detention of juveniles in the Wilson County jail. Legal Services of Middle Tennessee represented the plaintiffs. On May 16, 1980, the court (Judge Edward M. Turner) entered a partial consent decree agreed to by the parties.The parties agreed that defendants would not allow any juvenile to be placed in detention in Wilson County Jail without au…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
Tommy P. v. Spokane County

224971 | Washington state trial court

Filed Date: June 13, 1975

On June 13, 1975, a juvenile detainee of the Spokane County Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) filed a class action lawsuit, under the U.S. Constitution, Washington State Constitution, and Revised Code of Washington, against Spokane County and its School District in the Superior Court of the State of Washington for Spokane County. The plaintiff, represented by Spokane Legal Services, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that Spokane County had a duty to provide full edu…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
State ex rel. M.L.N. v. Greiner

17536 | West Virginia state supreme court

Filed Date: Feb. 6, 1987

On February 6, 1987, a juvenile detained at the Wood County Correctional Center (WCCC) in West Virginia petitioned the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia for a writ of mandamus, alleging that the juvenile detention section of the Wood County Correctional Center violated minimum statutory and constitutional standards. By March 3, 1987, two other juveniles were added to the suit as intervenors. The plaintiffs asked the court to order their immediate release from the WCCC. Although one o…
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
Kope v. Watkins

88-61424 | Michigan state trial court

Filed Date: April 27, 1988

On April 27, 1988, persons with intellectual disabilities residing at Greenbrook Manor in Monroe, Michigan, the Kalamazoo Total Living Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the Mt. Pleasant Total Living Center in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, the Taylor Total Living Center in Taylor, Michigan, and the Wayne Total Living Center in Wayne, Michigan, filed a class action lawsuit under the Michigan State Constitution and under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Michigan Department of Mental Health (MDMH) in the Michig…
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
New Jersey ARC v. N.J. Dept. Human Services

New Jersey state supreme court

Filed Date: March 16, 1977

On March 16, 1977, residents at the Hunterdon State School, a state-run residential institution for people with intellectual disabilities in Clinton, New Jersey, filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of all present and future residents of the School against the State. They brought the suit in the Superior Court of Hunterdon County, and asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief. They alleged that the State failed to tailor education and training programs to individuals' needs, and…
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
In Re: Schmidt

Docket No. Not Available | Pennsylvania state trial court

Filed Date: 1980

This case involved a dispute between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (State) and County of Allegheny (County) over whether the County or the State was responsible under Pennsylvania state law, the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966, 50 P.S. s 4101-4704 (1969), for providing long-term care for individuals with intellectual disabilities. The action arose when the County petitioned the Court of Common Pleas for the involuntary commitment of Joseph Schmidt, an individual with an int…