Filed Date: April 30, 1997
Closed Date: 2000
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On April 30, 1997, incarcerated individuals at the Bonneville County Jail, represented by the ACLU, filed a class action lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, challenging conditions of confinement at the jail.
Simultaneously with the filing of the complaint, the parties lodged a proposed Consent Decree, Order and Judgment which settled the disputed issues as to inmate confinement, pending the completion of construction of a new Bonneville County Jail.
On May 16, 1997, the District Court (Judge B. Lynn Winmill) approved the settlement and entered the Consent Decree. The Decree called for changes and improvements in the following areas: physical facilities, fire safety, prisoner classification, health care, staffing, sanitation, mail, food service, access to the courts, exercise, visitation, overcrowding, discipline and non-discrimination policy. The Consent Decree was modified on September 17, 1997, when the District Court approved a Supplemental Agreement of the parties, regarding additional jail conditions.
Following the completed construction of the new Bonneville County Jail, the County has transferred all incarcerated individuals and detention operations to the new jail. As all concerns which gave rise to the existing Consent Decree, except medical and health care services, were alleviated, the parties agreed to a Second Supplemental Agreement. On June 14, 1999, the District Court approved the agreement. By terms of the agreement, the Court was to retain jurisdiction over the matter for one year to monitor compliance.
The PACER docket (current as of July 13, 2014) notes no further activity and designates the case as "terminated."
Summary Authors
Dan Dalton (2/8/2007)
Jessica Kincaid (7/13/2014)
Winmill, B. Lynn (Idaho)
Pevar, Stephen L. (Connecticut)
Sasser, David (Idaho)
Wilson, Timothy D. (Idaho)
Winmill, B. Lynn (Idaho)
Last updated April 15, 2024, 3:12 a.m.
State / Territory: Idaho
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Post-PLRA enforceable consent decrees
Key Dates
Filing Date: April 30, 1997
Closing Date: 2000
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Inmates at the Boonville County Jail.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: Yes
Class Action Outcome: Granted
Defendants
Bonneville County Jail (Bonneville), County
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration: 1997 - 2000
Issues
General:
Access to lawyers or judicial system
Food service / nutrition / hydration
Sanitation / living conditions
Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:
Discrimination-basis:
Medical/Mental Health:
Type of Facility: