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Case Name	CRIPA Investigation, Powhatan (VA)	JI-VA-0001
Docket / Court	No Court Case ( No Court )
State/Territory	Virginia
Case Type(s)	Juvenile Institution
Attorney Organization	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Case Summary	On May 7, 1996, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice [DOJ] notified the state of Virginia that it intended to investigate the conditions of confinement at the Beaumont Juvenile Correctional Center pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C ... read more > On May 7, 1996, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice [DOJ] notified the state of Virginia that it intended to investigate the conditions of confinement at the Beaumont Juvenile Correctional Center pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997 et seq. The investigation was to focus on allegations regarding physical and mental abuse of juveniles by staff, the improper use of isolation and segregation, an unacceptably high risk of violence in the correctional center, and inadequate medical and mental health care. We have no further information regarding the investigation. Dan Dalton - 02/25/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

General

Assault/abuse by staff

Confinement/isolation

Medical/Mental Health

Medical care, general

Mental health care, general

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)	Beaumont Juvenile Correctional Center
Plaintiff Description	United States Department of Justice
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Class action status sought	No
Class action status outcome	Not sought
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	Unknown
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Unknown
Source of Relief	Unknown
Filed	05/07/1996
Case Ongoing	No reason to think so

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 05/07/1996	Findings Letter re: CRIPA Investigation of Beaumont Juvenile Correctional Center, Powhattan, VA JI-VA-0001-0001.pdf \| Detail

People


Plaintiff's Lawyers	Patrick, Deval L. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs JI-VA-0001-0001
Other Lawyers	Fahey, Helen F. (Virginia) show/hide docs JI-VA-0001-0001 Gilmore, James S. III (Virginia) show/hide docs JI-VA-0001-0001