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Case Name	Cook v. Rowe	PC-IL-0009
Docket / Court	76-2224 ( N.D. Ill. )
State/Territory	Illinois
Case Type(s)	Prison Conditions
Case Summary	Inmates at the Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Illinois Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The inmates alleged that their constitutional rights had been violated by the ... read more > Inmates at the Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Illinois Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The inmates alleged that their constitutional rights had been violated by the defendants' failure to provide them adequate medical care. The parties entered into a consent decree. This is all the information that we have on this case. Kristen Sagar - 03/16/2006 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Medical/Mental Health

Medical care, general

Medical care, unspecified

Type of Facility

Government-run

Causes of Action

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Illinios Department of Corrections
Plaintiff Description	Inmates at the Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois
Class action status sought	Unknown
Class action status granted	Unknown
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Unknown
Nature of Relief	Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Case Ongoing	Unknown

Additional Resources


Case Studies	Civil Rights Injunctions Over Time: A Case Study of Jail and Prison Court Orders N.Y.U. Law Review By: Margo Schlanger (Washington University) Citation: 81 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 550 (2006) [ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]
	Judicial Policy Making and the Modern State: How the Courts Reformed America's Prisons By: Malcolm M. Feeley & Edward Rubin (UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law & Vanderbilt School of Law Faculty) Citation: (1998) [ Detail ]
Links	Cruel Confinement: Abuse, Discrimination and Death Within Alabama's Prisons Written: Jun. 04, 2014 (Southern Poverty Law Center ) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

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