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CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Tucker v. King County

2:24-cv-00002 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Jan. 2, 2024

[This summary is temporary while we research the case.] On January 2, 2024, this class action lawsuit was filed against King County, Washington for their systemic violations of the Fourth Amendment. The complaint alleges that people arrested without a warrant in King County and detained at the County Jail on Fridays and Saturdays are routinely jailed for more than 48 hours without a probable cause determination.   This case is ongoing.

Case Is Ongoing

DISABILITY RIGHTS
DOJ Investigation of Oklahoma's Mental Health Service System and Oklahoma City's Response to Mental Health Crises

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On November 17, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that they would be opening an investigation into the State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, and the Oklahoma City Police Department (OKCPD). The investigation intended to look into claims that Oklahoma failed to provide community-based mental health services for citizens of Oklahoma county. The investigation also included an appraisal of Oklahoma City’s responses to behavioral health crises, including the 911 response practices and poli…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
Kennedy v. Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice

1:24-cv-00016 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Filed Date: Jan. 15, 2024

This is a case about a juvenile facility with allegations of abuse and neglect in Kentucky. Named plaintiffs, two juvenile individuals held at Adair County Youth Detention Center (ACYDC), filed a class action against the ACYDC, the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), and various DJJ officials in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. The DJJ officials included its Commissioner, Executive Director of Of…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Morris v. Sheriff of Allen County

1:20-cv-00034 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Filed Date: Jan. 21, 2020

This is a case about incarcerated individuals experiencing overcrowding in their cells. This class action lawsuit was filed on January 21, 2020, contending that the chronically overcrowded conditions of the Allen County Jail in Indiana violates the inmates' rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. This action was brought under the 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiff, a man held at the Allen County Jail,  was represented by ACLU of Indiana and private counsel. The plaintiff sued the sherif…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
The GEO Group, Inc. v. Murphy

3:24-cv-04990 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: April 15, 2024

This case challenges a New Jersey State Bill prohibiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from entering into contracts with private service contractors for the detention of individuals by the federal government.  On April 15, 2024, plaintiff GEO Group, Inc – a private contractor operating a facility to hold federal, state, and county detainees – filed a lawsuit against the Governor and Attorney General of New Jersey (collectively, "New Jersey") in the United States District Court for t…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

CHILD WELFARE
Charlie and Nadine H. v. Corzine

2:99-cv-03678 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: Aug. 4, 1999

Closed Date: April 25, 2023

On August 4, 1999, a group of children in the legal and/or physical custody of the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) filed this lawsuit against the State of New Jersey and DYFS in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Represented in part by Children's Rights, Inc., the plaintiffs alleged that DYFS failed to protect them from abuse, failed to provide them with services such as medical care, and failed to provide DYFS caseworkers with adequate resources and…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

PRISON CONDITIONS
Robertson v. Collier

9:23-cv-00023 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Filed Date: Jan. 26, 2023

This lawsuit, filed on January 26, 2023, challenged the conditions of confinement for people incarcerated on Texas's death row. The four named plaintiffs, all death row inmates in the Allan B. Polunsky Unit Prison operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), alleged the blanket policy of solitary confinement for all male death row prisoners restricted their access to medical care, their ability to meet confidentially with their attorneys, and caused severe physical and mental ha…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Cancino Castellar v. Mayorkas

3:17-cv-00491 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Filed Date: March 9, 2017

This case challenged the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) policy of detaining individuals without prompt presentation before a judge or prompt judicial review of probable cause. On May 9, 2017, the ACLU, on behalf of three immigrants detained at the Otay Detention Facility in Southern California, filed a class action lawsuit and a petition for writ of habeas corpus against the Secretary of DHS, the Director and an official of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Attorney Genera…

Complaint – Class Action and Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

Cancino Castellar v. Kelly

March 9, 2017

Order Granting Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Complaint Under Rule 12(b)(1) for Lack of Jurisdiction and Terminating as Moot Motion for Class Certification

Cancino Castellar v. Nielsen

Feb. 8, 2018

Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motion for Reconsideration

Cancino Castellar v. Nielsen

Sept. 5, 2018

Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendant-Respondents' Renewed Motion to Dismiss the Complaint-Petition

Cancino Castellar v. McAleenan

June 11, 2019

Order: (1) Granting in Part and Denying in Part Plaintiff-petitioners’ Motion to Compel, (2) Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendant-respondents’ Motion for Protective Order, (3) Granting Plaintiff-petitioners’ Motion to File Documents Under Seal, and (4) Issuing Amending Scheduling Order

Cancino Castellar v. McAleenan

March 23, 2020

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JUVENILE INSTITUTION
J.B.H. v. Knox County

4:24-cv-04096 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Filed Date: May 28, 2024

This case concerns the use of solitary confinement in juvenile detention facilities. Named plaintiffs, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, filed a class action suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. On May 28, 2024, an individual plaintiff, a 17-year-old boy who is currently detained at MDH, filed this lawsuit against the Mary Davis Detention Home (MDH). The plaintiff alleged that children at MDH spend the majority of their time in solit…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Disability Rights California v. County of Alameda

3:20-cv-05256 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: July 30, 2020

This case was brought by Disability Rights California (DRC), a nonprofit corporation, to challenge the systemic institutionalization and segregation of Alameda County residents with serious mental health disabilities. On July 30, 2020, DRC filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and named the County of Alameda (the County), Alameda Health System, and Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services (County Behavioral Health) as defendants. DRC brought…