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Case Name
U.S. v. Forrest County
JC-MS-0010
Docket / Court
95-CV-144 ( S.D. Miss. )
State/Territory
Mississippi
Case Type(s)
Jail Conditions
Case Summary
In May of 1993, the U.S. Department of Justice notified Forrest County, Mississippi of its intention to investigate conditions of the county jail. In July of 1993, following the investigation, the DOJ notified the President of the Forrest County Board of Supervisors of its findings and made ...
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In May of 1993, the U.S. Department of Justice notified Forrest County, Mississippi of its intention to investigate conditions of the county jail. In July of 1993, following the investigation, the DOJ notified the President of the Forrest County Board of Supervisors of its findings and made recommendations regarding security and supervision; medical and mental healthcare; overcrowding; personal hygiene; exercise; and access to a law library and legal materials. Apparently after negotiation, the Attorney General filed an action under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. section 1997 et seq., against the jail in 1995. Less than a month later, the district court for the Southern District of Mississippi (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 on PACER, the county continued to submit status reports to the court until 1998, and in 1999 the court granted a joint motion to dismiss the case.
Lauren Cutson - 05/25/2005
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Crowding
Crowding / caseload
General
Access to lawyers or judicial system
Law library access
Recreation / Exercise
Sanitation / living conditions
Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)
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)
Forrest County Jail
Plaintiff Description
United States Department of Justice
Class action status sought
No
Class action status granted
No
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
1995 - 1999
Filed
04/20/1995
Case Closing Year
1999
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.
01/30/2004
2:95-cv-00144-CWP
JC-MS-0010-9000.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 Forrest County Jail in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
JC-MS-0010-0001.pdf
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Detail
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07/06/1993
Findings Letter re: CRIPA Investigation of the Forrest County Jail in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
JC-MS-0010-0002.pdf
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S.D. Miss.
05/03/1995
Consent Order
JC-MS-0010-0003.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-0010-0003 | JC-MS-0010-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Maddox, William G.
(District of Columbia)
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JC-MS-0010-0003 | JC-MS-0010-9000
Patrick, Deval L.
(District of Columbia)
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JC-MS-0010-0003 | JC-MS-0010-9000
Peabody, Arthur E. Jr.
(District of Columbia)
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JC-MS-0010-0003 | JC-MS-0010-9000
Pigott, Bradley
(Mississippi)
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JC-MS-0010-0003 | JC-MS-0010-9000
Reno, Janet
(District of Columbia)
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JC-MS-0010-9000
Turner, James P.
(District of Columbia)
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JC-MS-0010-0001
Defendant's Lawyers
Dukes, James K.
(Mississippi)
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JC-MS-0010-0003 | JC-MS-0010-9000
Hollimon, Jeffrey T.
(Mississippi)
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JC-MS-0010-0003 | JC-MS-0010-9000
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