Filed Date: Jan. 19, 2001
Closed Date: March 15, 2001
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In 1999, the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division opened an investigation of the McCracken County Regional Jail (the "Jail") in Paducah Kentucky. The Department issued its findings in 2000, and on January 19, 2001, the Department filed a complaint and settlement agreement concerning conditions of confinement at the jail. The investigation was undertaken pursuant to Department's authority under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act. At the time of the settlement, the Jail was a 350-bed facility.
The settlement agreement required the defendants to make numerous improvements to inmate health and psychiatric care, covering: intake procedures, medication management, infection control and crisis intervention, inmate housing, safety, protection from harm, and environmental practices.
Following the 2001 agreement, the Department continued to monitor compliance with the settlement until October 20, 2011, when the case was closed because the Jail had achieved compliance with the settlement's provisions.
Summary Authors
Chris Pollack (4/14/2019)
Johnstone, Edward Huggins (Kentucky)
Wicker, Kent (Kentucky)
Boaz, Daniel York (Kentucky)
Johnstone, Edward Huggins (Kentucky)
Last updated April 15, 2024, 3:02 a.m.
State / Territory: Kentucky
Case Type(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Jan. 19, 2001
Closing Date: March 15, 2001
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
Plaintiff Type(s):
U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff
Attorney Organizations:
U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Defendant Type(s):
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997 et seq.
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Content of Injunction:
Issues
General:
Sanitation / living conditions
Medical/Mental Health:
Type of Facility: