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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
Essex Co. Jail Inmates v. Treffinger

2:82-cv-01945 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: June 10, 1982

Closed Date: 2007

On June 10, 1982, inmates of the Essex County Jail [ECJ] filed a class action lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey alleging unconstitutional conditions of confinement. On October 14, 1982, the District Court (Judge Harold A. Ackerman) approved and entered a Consent Decree which specified changes to be taken at the ECJ in the areas of overcrowding, exercise, inmate visits, food service, medical care, fire prevention and other general con…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Valentine v. Englehardt

2:78-cv-00270 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: Feb. 8, 1978

Closed Date: July 21, 1980

In February 1978, seven pre-trial detainees at the Passaic County Jail in New Jersey filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against representatives of the county in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The plaintiffs, represented by the Office of Inmate Advocacy at the New Jersey Department of the Public Advocate, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that their constitutional rights had been violated by numerous conditions at the jail.…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Vespa v. Board of Freeholders of Burlington County

3:77-00765 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: April 20, 1977

On April 20, 1977, inmates at the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly, New Jersey, filed lawsuits under 42 U.S.C. §1983 against the county in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The plaintiffs asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that their constitutional rights had been violated by overcrowding and inadequate classification procedures at the jail. The case was eventually consolidated with another case, Morrison v. Brennan, Civ. No. 78-0628, (D…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Camden County Jail Inmates v. Parker

3:82-01946 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: June 14, 1982

The plaintiff class, inmates in the Camden County Jail (CCJ) of New Jersey, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey on June 14, 1982, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 challenging the constitutionality of their confinement. The plaintiff class alleged that the totality of the circumstances resulting from prison overcrowding caused inadequate provision of living space, sanitary facilities, visitation, recreation, medical services, religious activities and the absence of a class…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Poston v. Fox

1:80-01459 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: May 20, 1980

Closed Date: Jan. 12, 1984

Prisoners at the Cape May County Jail in New Jersey filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the county in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The plaintiffs alleged that the conditions at the jail violated the constitutionally mandated minimum standards in the areas of physical conditions of the jail, classification, health care, discipline, grievance procedures, food and diet, recreation, educational programs, visitation, clothing provided, and preferential treatmen…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Monmouth County Correctional Institution Inmates v. Lanzaro

2:82-01924 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: June 15, 1982

Closed Date: April 13, 1989

In 1982, various pro se inmates filed lawsuits in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against county and state officials regarding conditions in the Manmouth County Correctional Institute (MCCI) in New Jersey. On January 4, 1983, the district court consolidated the lawsuits. Plaintiffs were represented by the Department of the Public Advocate. The court referred the matter to a special master, James R. Zazzali, to investigate conditions at MCCI. The Master's repo…
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
U.S. v. Essex County

2:87-cv-04829 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: Dec. 9, 1987

Closed Date: 2003

On January 6, 1986, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice [DOJ] notified the state of New Jersey that it intended to investigate the conditions of confinement at the Essex County Youth House at Newark, New Jersey pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997 et seq. Following its investigation, the DOJ issued its findings letter on July 23 1986, which outlined various egregious conditions of confinement that existed at the facility…
MENTAL HEALTH (FACILITY)
Goodwin v. Shapiro

2:80-02828 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: Aug. 26, 1980

In 1980, past and present patients at Essex County Hospital Center (the "Hospital"), filed a class action lawsuit against Essex County, Essex County Hospital Center, and Essex County Department of Health and Rehabilitation in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The plaintiffs, represented by New Jersey State public advocates, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that Hospital conditions violated their First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth and…