CRIPA Investigation, Coffee County (GA) | Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

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Case Name	CRIPA Investigation, Coffee County (GA)	JC-GA-0009
Docket / Court	No Court Case ( No Court )
State/Territory	Georgia
Case Type(s)	Jail Conditions
Attorney Organization	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Case Summary	In 1995, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice notified Coffee County, Georgia that it intended to investigate conditions in the county jail. In 1996, following the investigation, the DOJ notified the Chairman of the Coffee County Commission of its findings and made ... read more > In 1995, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice notified Coffee County, Georgia that it intended to investigate conditions in the county jail. In 1996, following the investigation, the DOJ notified the Chairman of the Coffee County Commission of its findings and made recommendations regarding staff and supervision, restraint of inmates, inappropriate housing of juveniles, legal access, exercise, personal hygiene, grievance procedures, medical and dental care, suicide prevention, fire safety, general sanitation, plumbing, lighting, and food service. It appears that the Attorney General did not file suit against the jail, so there was never a court proceeding. Lauren Cutson - 05/20/2005 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

General

Access to lawyers or judicial system

Assault/abuse by staff

Counseling

Disciplinary procedures

Fire safety

Food service / nutrition / hydration

Law library access

Recreation / Exercise

Sanitation / living conditions

Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)

Suicide prevention

Medical/Mental Health

Dental care

Medical care, general

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)	Coffee County Jail
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 granted	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Unknown
Source of Relief	Unknown
Case Ongoing	No reason to think so

Additional Resources


	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) Citation: Am. J. Crim. Just. (April 2016) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Bravo v. Board of Commissioners of Dona Ana County http://www.bazelon.org/ Date: 2017 By: The Bazelon Center (The Bazelon Center) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

No docket sheet currently in the collection

General Documents

Findings Letter re: CRIPA Investigation of Coffee County Jail, Douglas, Ga.

JC-GA-0009-0001.pdf | Detail
Date: 04/23/1996

People


Plaintiff's Lawyers	Patrick, Deval L. (District of Columbia) JC-GA-0009-0001