Filed Date: 1984
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In 1984, the Attorney General of Massachusetts filed a complaint in the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts seeking an order to compel the Suffolk County Sheriff to accept into his custody all pretrial detainees committed to him by the courts of the Commonwealth. The Sheriff then filed a complaint against the mayor of Boston, the Boston City Council, and the Commissioner of Correction seeking an injunction that would require the defendants to provide suitable facilities for pretrial detainees who could not be accommodated at the Charles Street Jail. The court consolidated these two cases, inmates at the jail intervened, and a single judge (Judge Paul Liacos) conducted hearings. All parties agreed in a stipulation that a new jail was necessary, and the court issued a consent decree. The Boston City Council appealed, and in an opinion by Justice Joseph Nolan, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts unanimously affirmed. Att'y Gen. v. Sheriff of Suffolk Co., 477 N.E.2d 361 (Mass. 1985). Our information ends with this last reported decision in 1985.
Summary Authors
Lauren Cutson (5/23/2005)
Nolan, Joseph R. (Massachusetts)
Bellotti, Francis X. (Massachusetts)
Duggan, Christopher A. (Massachusetts)
Janiak, Chester Anthony (Massachusetts)
Mirick, John O. (Massachusetts)
Nolan, Joseph R. (Massachusetts)
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Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Massachusetts
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Key Dates
Filing Date: 1984
Case Ongoing: No reason to think so
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Attorney General of Massachusetts
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Suffolk County jail (Suffolk), County
Case Details
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration: 1984 - 1985
Issues
Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:
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