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Case Name	Bruce v. St. Louis County Dept. of Social Services	JC-MO-0012
Docket / Court	82-223 C ( State Court )
State/Territory	Missouri
Case Type(s)	Jail Conditions
Special Collection	Strip Search Cases
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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Crowding

Crowding / caseload

General

Assault/abuse by residents/inmates/students

Food service / nutrition / hydration

Law library access

Mail

Recreation / Exercise

Sanitation / living conditions

Strip search policy

Visiting

Medical/Mental Health

Medical care, general

Type of Facility

Government-run

Causes of Action

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Case Details


Defendant(s)	St. Louis County
Class action status outcome	Unknown
Filed Pro Se	Yes
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	No
Nature of Relief	Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Filed	1982
Case Ongoing	Unknown

Related Cases


Case Listing	JC-MO-0010 : Johnson v. O'Brien and Bullington v. Moreland (E.D. Mo.)

Additional Resources


	Jail Strip-Search Cases: Patterns and Participants http://law.duke.edu/journals/lcp Date: Spring 2008 By: Margo Schlanger (Washington University in St. Louis Faculty) Citation: 71 Law & Contemp. Problems 65 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

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