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 outcome	Not sought
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Unknown
Source of Relief	Unknown
Filed	1995
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 04/23/1996	Findings Letter re: CRIPA Investigation of Coffee County Jail, Douglas, Ga. JC-GA-0009-0001.pdf \| Detail
not recorded 04/27/2000	Re: Coffee County Jail JC-GA-0009-0002.pdf \| Detail Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Special Litigation Section
not recorded 06/07/2018	Re: Coffee County Jail JC-GA-0009-0003.pdf \| Detail Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Special Litigation Section

People


Plaintiff's Lawyers	Brown Cutlar, Shanetta Y. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs JC-GA-0009-0002 Cheng, Christopher N. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs JC-GA-0009-0003 Patrick, Deval L. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs JC-GA-0009-0001