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PRISON CONDITIONS
Does v. Michigan Department of Corrections

2:13-cv-14356 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Oct. 15, 2013

Closed Date: March 20, 2020

On October 15, 2013, seven Michigan prisoners under the age of 18 but confined in adult correctional institutions filed this putative class action in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Michigan. The plaintiffs brought claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 18 U.S.C. § 1591 against the Michigan Department of Corrections, the Governor of Michigan, and a number of named correctional officers and administrators. Represented by private counsel, the plaintiffs alleged that they were sexual…

Complaint and Jury Demand

Doe 1 v. Department of Corrections

Oct. 15, 2013

Statement of Interest of the United States of America

Doe 1 v. Department of Corrections

March 20, 2014

Opinion and Order [Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants' Partial Motion for Summary Judgment, Granting Renewed Protective Order, Denying Defendants' Motion for Definite Statement]

Doe 1 v. Michigan Department of Corrections

May 28, 2014

Order Denying Without Prejudice Defendant's Motion to Dismiss

Doe 1 v. Michigan Department of Corrections

Aug. 5, 2014

Opinion and Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment on the Basis of Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies and Scheduling a Telephone Conference

Does v. Michigan Department of Corrections

Feb. 8, 2016

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PRISON CONDITIONS
Ross v. Gossett

3:15-cv-00309 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Filed Date: March 19, 2015

On March 19, 2015, an Illinois prisoner filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law against numerous members of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) tactical team “Orange Crush,” the wardens at Illinois River, Menard, Big Muddy River, and Lawrence Correctional Centers, and other IDOC officials. The plaintiff, represented by Loevy & Loevy and the Uptown People's Law Center, sought injunctive relie…

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PRISON CONDITIONS
Diamond v. Owens

5:15-cv-00050 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia

Filed Date: Feb. 19, 2015

Closed Date: Feb. 11, 2016

The plaintiff in this case is a transgender female. She was denied medically necessary healthcare and suffered repeated sexual assault and harassment throughout her incarceration. The plaintiff suffered from gender dysphoria and—despite her feminine appearance—the defendant assigned her to a maximum-security male prison. In these facilities, transgender inmates often face the highest risk of sexual violence. The plaintiff brought this action in the Middle District of Georgia on February 19, 201…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Dorn v. Michigan Department of Corrections

1:15-cv-00359 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Filed Date: April 2, 2015

Closed Date: 2018

On April 2, 2015, a HIV positive prisoner filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The plaintiff sued under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (RA), and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988 against the Michigan Department of Corrections. The plaintiff, represented by Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service and by Lambda Legal, asked the court for declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief. The …
PRISON CONDITIONS
U.S. v. Alabama

2:15-cv-00368 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: May 28, 2015

On February 26, 2013, the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division sent notice to the Alabama Department of Corrections that it would be conducting an investigation of the Julia Tutwiler Prison. The investigation sought to address allegations that prisoners were subjected to sexual abuse by prison staff in violation of their constitutional rights; allegations that the prison failed to report and prevent sexual abuse; and allegations that the prison failed to provide adequate mental health an…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Does v. Michigan Department of Corrections

13-001196-CZ | Michigan state trial court

Filed Date: Dec. 9, 2013

On December 9, 2013, a group of unidentified minors who were incarcerated in Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) adult prisons filed this putative class action lawsuit against the MDOC in the Michigan Circuit Court for the County of Washtenaw. Represented by attorneys from a civil rights law firm, the plaintiffs brought this action under the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA), MCL 37.2301 et seq. The plaintiffs alleged that the MDOC placed at least 500 minors in the three years leadi…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
ACLU of Northern California v. Burwell [later Hargan, Azar]

3:16-cv-03539 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 24, 2016

Closed Date: Nov. 16, 2018

On June 24, 2016, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The ACLU sued the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), alleging a violation of its First Amendment rights. Specifically, the ACLU argued that HHS violated the constitutional restriction on state establishment of religion by allowing the use of taxpayer funds, including the individual taxes paid by ACLU membe…
PRISON CONDITIONS
United States v. Alabama

2:20-cv-01971 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Dec. 9, 2020

This case involved alleged unconstitutional conditions in Alabama’s men’s prisons. On December 9, 2020, the DOJ filed this lawsuit in  the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama against the Alabama Department of Corrections under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA)(42 U.S.C. §1997). The DOJ alleged that the conditions of the prisons violated the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, following an investigation that found poor conditions and deliberate indiffer…
PRISON CONDITIONS
CRIPA Investigation of the Topeka Correctional Facility, Topeka, Kansas

No Court Case | No Court

On April 7, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (“DOJ”) notified Kansas that it was opening an investigation into the conditions and practices at the Topeka Correctional Facility (“TCF”), a prison housing about 550 female prisoners. The investigation sought to determine whether prisoners were subjected to sexual abuse or unsafe environmental conditions. It was undertaken under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (“CRIPA”).DOJ lawyers and an expert consulta…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Beaubrun v. United States

5:19-cv-00615 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: Dec. 3, 2019

Closed Date: Jan. 28, 2022

This is a large tort claim case pertaining to sexual abuse in the federal prison system. On December 3, 2019, fourteen female prisoners, all of whom had been in federal custody for at least five years and nearly all first-time offenders for non-violent offenses, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Seven of the plaintiffs were still incarcerated. The plaintiffs sued the United States under the Federal Torts Claim Act. The plaintiffs, represented by private c…