In February 2004, the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (DOJ) launched an investigation into the conditions at the Plainfield Juvenile Correctional Facility in Plainfield, Indiana, pursuant to Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act ("CRIPA"), 42 U.S.C. § 1997 et seq. and the ...
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In February 2004, the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (DOJ) launched an investigation into the conditions at the Plainfield Juvenile Correctional Facility in Plainfield, Indiana, pursuant to Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act ("CRIPA"), 42 U.S.C. § 1997 et seq. and the pattern or practice provision of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 42 U.S.C. § 14141.
Based on its investigation, the DOJ concluded that the conditions and practices at the juvenile facility at Plainfield violated the constitutional and statutory rights of juvenile residents in the areas of: insufficient protection from harm, excessive force, mental health care and special education services to juveniles with disabilities as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), 20 U.S.C. § 1401.
On September 9, 2005, the DOJ issued a findings letter which detailed the violations and set out a series of minimum remedial measures to bring the facility up to constitutional standards.
On October 10, 2005, the Indiana Department of Correction closed the Plainfield facility for use by juveniles, with the intent to reopen the facility as an adult re-entry unit.
We have no further information on this matter.
Dan Dalton - 03/11/2008
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