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Case Name
Crosby & U.S. v. Jones County
JC-MS-0005
Docket / Court
2:92-cv-00235 ( S.D. Miss. )
State/Territory
Mississippi
Case Type(s)
Jail Conditions
Case Summary
In 1992, plaintiffs filed a class action suit against Jones County and several officers and board members of the Jones County Jail in the district court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
In May of 1993, the U.S. Department of Justice notified Jones County, Mississippi of its ...
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In 1992, plaintiffs filed a class action suit against Jones County and several officers and board members of the Jones County Jail in the district court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
In May of 1993, the U.S. Department of Justice notified Jones County, Mississippi of its intention to investigate conditions of the county jail. In June of 1993, following the investigation, the DOJ notified the President of the Jones County Board of Supervisors of its findings and made recommendations regarding new jail construction; sanitation; medical and mental healthcare; security staff and supervision; crowding; exercise; fire safety; suicide prevention; access to a law library. In September of 1993, the Attorney General intervened in plaintiffs' case against Jones County and filed an action under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. section 1997 et seq., against the jail. Shortly thereafter, the district court (Judge Charles W. Pickering) approved a consent decree. The consent decree laid out steps the county must take to improve issues discussed in the DOJ's letter of findings and recommendations. According to the docket from PACER, the county submitted status reports to the court until the end of 1994, and in 1996, the court granted defendants' motion to dismiss.
Lauren Cutson - 05/25/2005
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Crowding
Crowding / caseload
General
Fire safety
Law library access
Recreation / Exercise
Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)
Suicide prevention
Type of Facility
Government-run
Causes of Action
Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. ยง 1997 et seq.
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Jones County
Plaintiff Description
inmates of the Jones County Jail
Class action status sought
Yes
Class action status granted
Yes
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration
1992 - 1996
Filed
10/20/1992
Case Closing Year
1996
Case Ongoing
No
Additional Resources
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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)
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Court
Docket(s)
S.D. Miss.
07/23/1996
2:92-cv-00235-cwp
JC-MS-0005-9000.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
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05/03/1993
Notice Letter re: CRIPA Investigation of the Jones County Jail in Laurel, Mississippi
JC-MS-0005-0001.pdf
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S.D. Miss.
06/04/1993
Findings Letter re: CRIPA Investigation of Jone County Jail, Laurel, Mississippi
JC-MS-0005-0002.pdf
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S.D. Miss.
03/01/1994
Consent Order
JC-MS-0005-0003.pdf
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People
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Judges
Pickering, Charles Willis Sr.
(S.D. Miss., Fifth Circuit)
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JC-MS-0005-0003 | JC-MS-0005-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Buckley, Travis
(Louisiana)
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JC-MS-0005-0003
Deutsch, David
(District of Columbia)
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JC-MS-0005-0003
Turner, James P.
(District of Columbia)
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JC-MS-0005-0001 | JC-MS-0005-0002 | JC-MS-0005-0003
Utter, David J.
(Louisiana)
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JC-MS-0005-0003 | JC-MS-0005-9000
Defendant's Lawyers
Boone, Douglas S.
(Mississippi)
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JC-MS-0005-0003
Dickerson, Gerald A.
(Mississippi)
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JC-MS-0005-0003
Sumrall, William Wyatt
(Mississippi)
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JC-MS-0005-9000
Thaxton, Anthony L.
(Mississippi)
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JC-MS-0005-0003
Weathers, Jon Mark
(Mississippi)
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JC-MS-0005-0003 | JC-MS-0005-9000
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