In February of 1994, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice notified Tulsa County, Oklahoma that it intended to investigate conditions in the county jail pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA). In September of 1994, following the investigation, the DOJ notified the Chairman of the Tulsa County Board of Commissioners of its findings and made recommendations regarding staffing and supervision, inmate classification, use of restraints and chemical agents, security, exercise, access to the courts and legal materials, juveniles, medical and mental healthcare, sanitation, food services, fire safety, overcrowding, and personal hygiene items. It appears that the Attorney General did not file suit against the jail, so there was never a court proceeding.

Lauren Cutson - 05/26/2005


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