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JAIL CONDITIONS
DOJ CRIPA Investigation of the Norfolk City Jail (VA)

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On October 27, 1993, the U.S. Department of Justice commenced an investigation of the conditions at the Norfolk City Jail (NCJ) 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 NCJ were grossly deficient and violated the constitutional rights of prisoners, including inadequate medical care, inadequate fire safety, lack of out-of-cell time, unsanitary living conditions, excessive ov…
JAIL CONDITIONS
In re DOJ Investigation, of the Chesapeake, VA City Jail pursuant to CRIPA

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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…
JAIL CONDITIONS
In re DOJ Investigation, of the Hampton (VA) City Jail pursuant to CRIPA

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On February 8. 1995, the U.S. Department of Justice commenced an investigation of the conditions at the Hampton City Jail [HCJ], Hampton, 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 HCJ were grossly deficient and violated the constitutional rights of prisoners, including overcrowding, staffing, violence, medical care, mental health care, due process, access to courts,…
JAIL CONDITIONS
In re DOJ Investigation, of the Virginia Beach (VA) Jail pursuant to CRIPA

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On February 8. 1995, the U.S. Department of Justice commenced an investigation of the conditions at the Virginia Beach City Jail [VBCJ] 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 VBJC were grossly deficient and violated the constitutional rights of prisoners, including overcrowding, staffing, violence, medical care, mental health care, due process, access to courts, religious…
JAIL CONDITIONS
In re DOJ Investigation, of the Newport News (VA) Jail pursuant to CRIPA

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On February 8. 1995, the U.S. Department of Justice commenced an investigation of the conditions at the Newport News City Jail [NNCJ] 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 NNCJ were grossly deficient and violated the constitutional rights of prisoners, including overcrowding, staffing, violence, medical care, mental health care, due process, access to courts, religious f…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Mickens v. Winston

3:76-00429 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Sept. 14, 1976

An inmate at the Richmond City Jail in Virginia filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Virginia Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The plaintiff alleged that his constitutional rights had been violated by racial discrimination in the jail's classification procedures. On December 26, 1976, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Judge Robert Merhige) held that the plaintiff's rights had been violated by racia…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Hill v. Hutto

3:81-00944 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Dec. 7, 1981

Between December 7, 1981, and December 9, 1981, fourteen state inmates at the Richmond City Jail filed identical pro se lawsuits under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Virginia Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. On December 10, 1981, these cases were consolidated. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants had violated their constitutional rights by holding them in a facility where they did not receive the same programs and rehabilitative op…
JAIL CONDITIONS
National Prison Project & Arlington, VA Jail

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Filed Date: Feb. 1, 1999

On February 1, 1999, the National Prison Project of the American Civil Liberties Union entered into an agreement with Thomas N. Faust, the Sheriff of Arlington Virginia, concerning allegations of sexual misconduct by eight former inmates against correctional officers at the Arlington County Jail. In consideration for a settlement of the inmates' claims against the officers, the Sheriff agreed to modifications of the jail's policies regarding prevention of sexual misconduct against female inmat…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
CRIPA Investigation, Powhatan (VA)

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On May 7, 1996, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice [DOJ] notified the state of Virginia that it intended to investigate the conditions of confinement at the Beaumont Juvenile Correctional Center pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997 et seq.The investigation was to focus on allegations regarding physical and mental abuse of juveniles by staff, the improper use of isolation and segregation, an unacceptably high risk of vio…
MENTAL HEALTH (FACILITY)
United States v. Virginia

1:97-cv-00897 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: June 10, 1997

On July 1, 1994, the Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a letter to the Governor of Virginia under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997, indicating an intention to investigate conditions at the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute (NVMHI) in Falls Church, Virginia. In the letter, the government indicated an intention to investigate conditions at the facility including the adequacy of medical care, psychiatric care, staffing, and the use of physical and…