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Case Name	CRIPA Investigation, Lauderdale County (MS)	JC-MS-0003
Docket / Court	No Court Case ( No Court )
State/Territory	Mississippi
Case Type(s)	Jail Conditions
Case Summary	In May of 1993, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice notified Lauderdale County, Mississippi that it intended to investigate conditions in the county jail. In October of 1993, following the investigation, the DOJ notified the President of the Lauderdale County Board of ... read more > In May of 1993, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice notified Lauderdale County, Mississippi that it intended to investigate conditions in the county jail. In October of 1993, following the investigation, the DOJ notified the President of the Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors of its findings and made recommendations regarding security and supervision; jail policies and procedures; medical and mental healthcare; suicide prevention; housing conditions; food service; pest control; fire safety; sanitation; exercise; and access to courts and reading material. It appears that the Attorney General did not file suit against the jail, so there was never a court proceeding Lauren Cutson - 05/23/2005 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

General

Access to lawyers or judicial system

Classification / placement

Counseling

Disciplinary procedures

Fire safety

Food service / nutrition / hydration

Law library access

Library (non-law) access

Recreation / Exercise

Sanitation / living conditions

Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)

Suicide prevention

Plaintiff Type

U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff

Special Case Type

Out-of-court

Type of Facility

Government-run

Causes of Action

Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997 et seq.

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Lauderdale County Jail
Plaintiff Description	United States Department of Justice
Class action status sought	No
Class action status outcome	Not sought
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None
Source of Relief	Unknown
Filed	1993
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


	Review of the Use of Monitors in Civil Settlement Agreements and Consent Decrees Involving State and Local Government Entities U.S. Department of Justice Date: 9/13/2021 By: Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assoc. AG Vanita Gupta (U.S. Department of Justice) [ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]
	An Analysis of CRIPA Findings Letters Issued to Jails for Constitutional Violations by the Department of Justice Date: Apr. 15, 2016 By: Jeff Mellow, Bryce E. Peterson & Mijin Kim (John Jay College of Criminal Justice Faculty) Citation: Am. J. Crim. Just. (April 2016) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents


Court	Docket(s)
	No docket sheet currently in the collection
	General Documents
not recorded 05/03/1993	Notice Letter re: Lauderdale County Jail, Meridian, Mississippi JC-MS-0003-0001.pdf \| Detail
not recorded 10/18/1993	Findings Letter re: Lauderdale County Jail, Meridian, Mississippi JC-MS-0003-0002.pdf \| Detail

People


Plaintiff's Lawyers	Turner, James P. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs JC-MS-0003-0001 \| JC-MS-0003-0002