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JAIL CONDITIONS
Brown v. Vann

2:77-00554 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: April 25, 1977

This was a desegregation suit filed against the Birmingham City jail. It also involved population reduction, sanitation, and other issues. An order for the plaintiffs was entered on April 18, 1978. We have no further information about the case.
JAIL CONDITIONS
Macer v. Dinisio

1:87-cv-03122 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Nov. 18, 1987

In 1987, plaintiffs, both prisoners and family members of prisoners, filed a complaint in the United States District Court in Maryland against the Jail Administrator, County Manager, and President of the City Council in Talbot County seeking class certification. Plaintiffs alleged numerous deficiencies of the Talbot County Detention Center regarding issues such as shelter, food, sanitation, personal safety, medical care, visitation, and access to courts. Plaintiffs claimed that defendants vio…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Mohler v. Prince George's County

1:83-00573 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Feb. 24, 1983

In 1983, plaintiff filed a complaint in the United States District Court in Maryland against Prince George's County and directors and employees of the county jail. Under this section 1983 action, plaintiff sought compensatory and punitive damages and declaratory judgment, alleging the jail staff's negligence and policies regarding sexual violence resulted in his sexual assault by other inmates during the time while he awaited trial. The complaint also alleged that over-crowding, lack of prope…
JAIL CONDITIONS
CRIPA Investigation, Mercer County (NJ)

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On May 1, 1996, the Department of Justice sent a letter to County Administrator of Mercer County New Jersey stating its intent to investigate the conditions at the Mercer County Detention center as authorized by the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1997 et seq. The letter noted that the investigation would focus on, but would not be limited to allegations regarding inadequate medical care, environmental health and safety, and an unacceptably high risk of violence. At…
JAIL CONDITIONS
CRIPA Investigation, Onondaga County (NY)

No Court Case | No Court

On March 29, 1994, following the death of an inmate due to misuse of a chemical agent, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) notified Onondaga County, New York, of its intent to investigate the living conditions of inmates housed at the Onondaga County Public Safety Building in Syracuse, New York. The DOJ conducted this investigation under the authority of 42 U.S.C. §1997, the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA). On September 30, 1994, the DOJ issued a findings letter detaili…
JAIL CONDITIONS
In re DOJ Investigation, of the Chesapeake, VA City Jail pursuant to CRIPA

No Court Case | No Court

On February 8, 1995, the U.S. Department of Justice commenced an investigation of the conditions at the Chesapeake City Jail [CCJ], Chesapeake, Virginia pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act ("CRIPA"), 42 U.S.C. §1997 et. seq. Based its investigation, the DOJ concluded that conditions at the CCJ were grossly deficient and violated the constitutional rights of prisoners, including overcrowding, staffing, violence, medical care, mental health care, due process, access to c…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
CRIPA Investigation-Central Alabama Youth Services

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On August 6, 1992, the United States Justice Department issued the findings of its investigation conducted at the Central Alabama Youth Services Facility (CAYS) pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997. The investigation revealed several conditions at CAYS that amounted to constitutional violations. Disciplinary practices at the facility, including the use of mace and mechanical restraints, violated the juvenile detainees' constitutional rights. …
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
CRIPA Investigation, San Francisco (CA)

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In 1985, the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights division opened an investigation of the San Francisco Youth Center pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA). 42 U.S.C. § 1997 et seq. Investigators found the Youth Guidance Center operated in a manner which violated the constitutional rights of juvenile detainees. Specifically, the Youth Guidance Center imposed unreasonable punishment both by arbitrarily denying juveniles access to toilets and by random…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
CRIPA Investigation, Harrison County (MS)

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On May 3, 1993, the U.S. Department of Justice opened an investigation of conditions at the Harrison County Youth Detention Center pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1997 (CRIPA). The investigation was prompted by complaints of unsafe conditions at the detention center including physical abuse of the juveniles by detention officers, unsanitary living conditions, and inadequate educational, medical, and mental health facilities. In its notice of findings o…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
CRIPA Investigation, Jackson (MS)

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From June 30 - July 2, 1993, the U.S. Department of Justice conducted an investigation of the Hinds County Youth Detention Center in Jackson, Mississippi pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997 et seq. The Justice Department issued its findings on November 17, 1993, which uncovered the following unconstitutional conditions: (1) inadequate on-site mental and medical health care; (2) inadequate suicide prevention measures; (3) inadequate supervisio…