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JAIL CONDITIONS
U.S. v. Crittenden County

3:89-cv-00141 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Filed Date: July 13, 1989

Closed Date: Nov. 27, 2001

The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice notified the Crittenden County Jail ("Jail") of their intention to investigate conditions pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997 on November 7, 1986. The Division released the findings of the investigation on June 1, 1987.The Division determined that the prisoners' access to medical care was grossly inadequate. Additionally, the report cited the lack of fire safety measures and the prese…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Johnson v. Lark

4:71-00114 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: Feb. 23, 1971

Incarcerated people at the St. Louis City Jail in Missouri filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against representatives of the city in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The plaintiffs, represented by the Legal Aid Society, alleged that their civil rights had been violated by inadequacies at the jail, including overcrowding, sanitation and living conditions, discipline and procedures for solitary confinement, rules for mail and visitation, inadequate me…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Heitman v. Gabriel

5:79-cv-06056 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Filed Date: Sept. 10, 1979

Inmates at the Buchanan County Jail in St. Joseph, Missouri, filed a pro se class-action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against representatives of the county in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, alleging that their 8th Amendment rights and due process rights had been violated by inadequacies at the jail in the areas of overcrowding, physical environment, religious exercise, medical care, recreational facilities, reading materials, legal materials, sanitation, fire sa…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Barrett v. Kalinowski

3:77-01129 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Dec. 15, 1977

Closed Date: Sept. 18, 1978

Inmates of the Wayne County Prison in Honesdale, Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs, represented by Northern Pennsylvania Legal Services, asked the court for injunctive relief and damages, alleging that their constitutional rights had been violated by conditions at the prison. Specifically, the plaintiffs complained about deficiencies in the ar…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Inmates of Milwaukee County Jail v. Petersen

2:70-00545 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 1970

Closed Date: Jan. 17, 1973

Pretrial detainees of the Milwaukee County Jail filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin under 42 U.S.C. §1983. Specifically, they alleged that inadequacies in relation to medical care, recreational facilities, sanitation, and access to counsel violated their constitutional rights. The inmates were represented by the Corrections Legal Services Program, Freedom Through Equality, Inc., the Wisconsin Civil Liberties Union, and the NAACP Legal Defense and E…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
Inmates of Judge John J. Connelly Youth Center v. Dukakis

1:75-01786 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: May 6, 1975

Closed Date: April 2, 1976

In 1975, juveniles in custody of the Department of Youth Services (DYS) at the Judge J. Connelly Youth Center (Roslindale) filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts against the Governor of Massachusetts. The plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief from allegedly unconstitutional conditions at Roslindale. The Juvenile Court Advocacy Program, and the Massachusetts Defenders Committee represented the plaintiffs. After pretrial conferences…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
Daratsakis v. Smith

1:76-03218 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: July 20, 1976

Closed Date: 1977

On July 20, 1976, children placed at the Children's Center in New York City filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the director of the Children's Center, along with administrators and the assistant commissioner of the Department of Social Services. The class consisted of children who were placed at or were subject to placement at the Children's Center. The Legal Aid Society of the City of New York, Juvenile Ri…
MENTAL HEALTH (FACILITY)
Davis v. Gintoli

3:73-00205 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Filed Date: May 23, 1973

Closed Date: Sept. 16, 1980

In 1973, a lawsuit challenging conditions at the Lima State Hospital (LSH) in Lima, Ohio, was filed against Ohio mental health officials in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The plaintiffs, represented by the Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, sought injunctive and declaratory relief, alleging numerous constitutional violations. The plaintiffs raised at least twenty-three separate claims, including minimum standards for physical and psychiatric care, individ…
MENTAL HEALTH (FACILITY)
Navarro-Ayala v. Hernandez-Colon

3:74-cv-01301 | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Filed Date: Nov. 25, 1974

Closed Date: 2017

On November 25, 1974, patients at the Rio Piedras Psychiatric Hospital (RPPH) in San Juan, Puerto Rico filed a class action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. The plaintiffs, represented by Puerto Rico Legal Services and the Civil Action and Education Corporation, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief. They alleged that their constitutional rights had been violated by overcrowding, inadequaci…
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
Evans v. Fenty

1:76-cv-00293 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 23, 1976

Closed Date: 2017

On February 23, 1976, six residents of Forest Haven, an institution operated by the District of Columbia for developmentally disabled persons, filed this lawsuit against the District's mayor and its Department of Human Resources. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia under the First, Fourth, Fifth, and Eighth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution; the Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. § 6001 et seq.); and 32 D.C.…