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FACE
Religious Exercise of Institutionalized Persons
Indigent Defense
Archives -- closed matters
CORRECTIONS
Alabama
- Alabama's State Prisons for Men - Litigation
Case Summary | CRIPA Notice Letter (2019) | Cover Letter to CRIPA Notice (2019) | Use of Force CRIPA Notice Letter (2020) | Cover Letter to Use of Force CRIPA Notice (2020) | Complaint (2020) - Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2014) | Complaint (2015) | Consent Decree (2015) - Mobile County Metro Jail - Investigation
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009) - Varden, et al. v. City of Clanton - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2015)
Arkansas
- Sebastian County Adult Detention Center - Closed
Findings Letter (2006) | MOA (2008)
California
- Alameda County - Investigation
Case Summary - Coleman v. Brown - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2013) | Response to Defendants' Motion to Exclude SOI (2013) | Order Denying Motion to Exclude SOI (2013) - Los Angeles County Jail - Enforcement
MOA (2002) | Compliance Letter (2014) | Complaint (2015) | Settlement Agreement (2015) - Mitchell v. Cate - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2013) - Orange County Jail - Closed
Case Summary | Investigatory Results Letter (2014)
Florida
- Miami-Dade County Jail - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011) | Complaint (2013) | Consent Agreement (2013)
Georgia
- Diamond v. Owens - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2015)
- Fulton County Jail
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2019) - Georgia Department of Corrections - Investigation
Case Summary - Muscogee County Jail - Closed
Case Summary | Complaint (1999) | Settlement (1999) | Memorandum of Agreement (2015)
Guam
- Guam Jail and Prisons - Closed
Case Summary | Settlement Agreement (1991)
Hawaii
- Oahu Community Correctional Center - Closed
Findings Letter (2007) | Complaint (2008) | Settlement (2008)
Illinois
- Cook County Jail - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2008) | Settlement (2010)
Indiana
- Lake County Jail - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009) | Complaint (2010) | Settlement (2010)
Kansas
- Topeka Correctional Facility - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2012) | Settlement Agreement (2014)
Kentucky
- Grant County Detention Center - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2005)
- Boyd County Detention Center - Investigation
CRIPA Notice Letter (2019) | Cover Letter to CRIPA Notice (2019)
Louisiana
- Ball v. LeBlanc - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2013) - Hacker v. Cain - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2016) - Orleans Parish Prisons - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009) | Update to Findings Letter (2012) | Consent Judgment (English, 2013) | Consent Judgment (Spanish, 2013) - St. Tammany Parish Jail - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2012) | Memorandum of Agreement (2013) | Closing Letter (2017)
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Department of Correction - Investigation
CRIPA Notice (2020) | CRIPA Notice Cover Letter (2020)
Maryland
- Baltimore City Detention Center - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2002) | MOU (2007) | MOA (2012) | Compliance Letter (2015)
Mississippi
- Hinds County Adult Detention Center - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2015) | Complaint (2016) | Settlement Agreement (2016)
- Mississippi Department of Corrections - Investigation
Case Summary
New York
- Erie County Correctional Facility and Erie County Jail - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009) | Amended Complaint (2010) | Settlement Agreement (2010) | Settlement Agreement (2011) - Westchester County Jail - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009) | Settlement Agreement (2015)
New Jersey
- Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women - Investigation
Case Summary | CRIPA Notice Cover Letter | CRIPA Notice (2020)
Ohio
- Franklin County Jail - Closed
Case Summary | Complaint in Intervention (2010) | Settlement (2011)
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma County Jail and Jail Annex - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2008) | MOU (2009)
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Department of Corrections - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2014) | Closing Letter (2016) - State Correctional Institution at Cresson - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2013) - State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh - Closed
Closing Letter (2014)
Tennessee
- Robertson County Detention Center - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011) | Complaint (2013) | Settlement Agreement (2013)
Texas
- Dallas County Jail - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2006) | Complaint (2007) | Settlement (2007) | MOU (2012) - Harris County Jail - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009)
Virgin Islands
- Golden Grove Adult Correctional and Detention Facility - Enforcement
Case Summary | Consent Decree (1986) | Settlement Agreement (2013)
Virginia
- Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth, Virginia - Investigation
CRIPA Notice (2018) | Cover Letter to CRIPA Notice (2018) | Proposed Consent Decree (2020) | Complaint (2020) | Complaint (accessible) (2020)
- Piedmont Regional Jail - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2012) | Complaint (2013) | Settlement Agreement (2013) | Order Approving Agreement (2013)
JUVENILE JUSTICE
- Publications
Dear Colleague Letter on the Civil Rights of Students in Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities
Disclaimer on Dear Colleague Letter:
The United States Department of Justice and the United States Department of Education issued this document on December 8, 2014 to provide informal, non-binding guidance to assist juvenile justice residential facilities in providing education to youth in compliance with federal nondiscrimination laws. This guidance document is not intended to be a final agency action, has no legally binding effect, and has no force or effect of law. The document may be rescinded or modified in the Departments’ complete discretion, in accordance with applicable laws. The Departments’ guidance documents, including this guidance, do not establish legally enforceable responsibilities beyond what is required by the terms of the applicable statutes, regulations, or binding judicial precedent. For more information, see "Memorandum for All Components: Prohibition of Improper Guidance Documents," from Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions III, November 16, 2017.
California
- G.F. v. Contra Costa County et al. - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2014) - Los Angeles County Juvenile Probation Camps - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2008) | MOA (2008) | First Amendment to MOA (2010) | Second Amendment to MOA (2012)
Florida
- H.C. v. Bradshaw - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2018) | Complaint (2018) | Settlement Agreement (2018)
Georgia
- N.P. et al. v. the State of Georgia et al. - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2015)
Indiana
- Indiana Juvenile Facilities, Indianapolis and Pendleton - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2010, Indianapolis Juvenile Correctional Facility) | Findings Letter (2012, Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility)
Michigan
- Doe v. Michigan Department of Corrections - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2014)
Mississippi
- Lauderdale County Youth Court, Meridian Police Department, and Mississippi Division of Youth Services - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2012) | Complaint (2012) | City Settlement Agreement (2015) | State Settlement Agreement (2015) | District Court Order on Motion to Dismiss Youth Court Judges and Lauderdale County (2017) | Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision (2019)
- LeFlore County Juvenile Detention Center - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011) | Complaint (2015) | Settlement Agreement (2015) | Findings Letter (2016) | Closing Letter (2019) - Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility - Closed
Findings Letter (2012)
Missouri
- St. Louis County Family Court - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Cover Letter (2015) | Findings Report (2015) | Memorandum of Agreement (2016) | Closing Letter (2019)
New York
- New York Juvenile Facilities - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009) | Complaint (2010) | Settlement Agreement (2010) | Order Dismissing Columbia Girls Secure Center (2014) | Order Granting Joint Motion to Dismiss Finger Lakes (2015)
- Onondaga County Jail - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2017) | Order Granting Preliminary Injunction (2017)
Ohio
- Scioto and Marion Juvenile Correctional Facilities - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2007, Scioto) | Findings Letter (2007, Marion) | Complaint (2008) | Amended Consent Decree (2009) | Order Dismissing Case (2015)
Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico Juvenile Facilities - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (1994)
South Carolina
- Kenny v. Wilson - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2016)
- South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice - Investigation
Case Summary | CRIPA Notice Letter (2020)
Tennessee
- Shelby County Juvenile Court - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Cover Letter (2012) | Findings Report (2012) | Memorandum of Agreement (2012) | Closing Letter (2019)
DISABILITY RIGHTS DOCKET
- Publications
Olmstead Question and Answer
Alabama
- Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program v. SafetyNet Youth, Inc. et al. - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2014) | Order (2014)
California
- Alameda County - Investigation
Case Summary - Lanterman Developmental Center - Closed
Findings Letter (2006) | Closing Letter (2017)
- Sonoma Developmental Center - Closed
Findings Letter (1994) | Closing Letter (2019)
- Thomas v. Kent - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2016) | Supplemental Statement of Interest (2016) | Order on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment
Delaware
- Delaware Mental Health System - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2010) | Complaint (2011) | Settlement Agreement (2011) | Order Dismissing Case (2016)
District of Columbia
- Evans v. Bowser - Closed
Case Summary
Florida
- Alexander v Mahew - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2019)
Georgia
- Georgia State Hospitals and Georgia Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Systems - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2008, Georgia Regional) | Findings Letter (2009, Northwest Georgia Regional) | Findings Letter (2009, Five State Hospitals) | Settlement (2009, CRIPA) | Amended Complaint (2010, CRIPA) | Order Terminating 2009 Settlement Agreement (2014, CRIPA) | Complaint (2010, ADA) | Settlement (2010, ADA)
Idaho
- Sonnenberg v. Disability Rights Idaho, Inc. - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2015) | Opinion and Judgment (2016)
Louisiana
- Louisiana Use of Nursing Facilities for People with Mental Health Disabilities - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2016) | Complaint (2018) | Settlement Agreement (2018)
Mississippi
- Disability Rights Mississippi v. Mississippi Children's Home Services - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2014)
- Mississippi Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Systems - Litigation
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011) | Complaint (2016) | Order Denying State's Motion for Summary Judgment (2019) | Opinion (2019)
Nebraska
- Beatrice State Developmental Center - Closed
Findings Letter (2008) | Settlement (2008) | Joint Motion to Dismiss (2015) | Memorandum in Support of Joint Motion (2015) | Judgment and Order of Dismissal (2015)
New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Mental Health System - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011) | Complaint in Intervention (2012) | Settlement Agreement (2013)
New Jersey
- Sciarrillo v. Christie - Statement of Interest
Case Summary
New York
- Kings County Hospital Center - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009) | Complaint (2010) | Settlement (2010)
Oregon
- Oregon State Hospital and Mental Health System - Investigation
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2008) | Letter Agreement (2012)
Pennsylvania
- Smith v. Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2014)
Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico Facilities for People With Intellectual Disabilities - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (1997, CIS) | Findings Letter (2007) | Complaint (1999) | Interim Settlement (1999) | Supplemental Interim Settlement (2000)
South Dakota
- South Dakota Nursing Facilities - Investigation
Findings Letter (2016)
Tennessee
- Clover Bottom, Greene Valley, and Nat T. Winston Developmental Centers - Closed
Case Summary | Complaint (1996) | Settlement (1996) | Agreed Order and Exit Plan (2015)
Texas
- Steward v. Perry - Litigation
Case Summary | Complaint in Intervention (2012) - Texas State Supported Living Centers - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2006, Lubbock State School) | Findings Letter (2008, Statewide) | Complaint (2009) | Settlement (2009)
Vermont
- Disability Rights Vermont v. State of Vermont - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2019)
Virginia
- Virginia System for Serving People with Developmental Disabilities - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011) | Complaint (2012) | Settlement (2012) | Order Approving Consent Decree (2012)
West Virginia
- West Virginia Children's Mental Health System - Enforcement
Findings Letter (2015) | Findings Fact Sheet (2015) | Settlement Agreement (2019) | Settlement Agreement Fact Sheet (2019)
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
- Publications
Addressing Police Misconduct brochure | Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity | Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias in Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence - Other Important Documents
Letter to Alabama Law Enforcement Agencies About H.B. 56 Immigration Enforcement
Arizona
- Maricopa County Sheriff's Office - Closed
Case Summary | Title VI Complaint (2010) | Title VI Agreement (2011) | Findings Letter (2011, English) | Findings Letter (2011, Spanish) | Complaint (2012) | Order Granting Summary Judgment (2015) | Partial Settlement Agreement (2015)
- Melendres v. Arpaio - Enforcement
Complaint in Intervention (2015) | Order Amending First Supplemental Permanent Injunction (2015) | Order Regarding Second Supplemental Permanent Injunction (2016)
- United States v. Town of Colorado City (D. Ariz.) - Enforcement
Complaint (2012) | Order Granting Partial Summary Judgment (2015) | Order on Municipal Liability (2016) | Jury Verdict (2016) | Order Approving Settlement Agreement (2016)
California
- Inglewood Police Department - Closed
Technical Assistance Letter (2009) - Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Stations in Antelope Valley - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2013) | Findings Letter (2013, Spanish) | Settlement Agreement (2015)
Connecticut
- East Haven Police Department - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011, English) | Findings Letter (2011, Spanish) | Letter of Intent (2012) | Complaint (2012) | Settlement (2012)
Florida
- Escambia County Sheriff's Office - Closed
Technical Assistance Letter (2012) - City of Miami Police Department - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2013) | Findings Letter (Spanish, 2013) | Findings Letter (Creole, 2013) | Settlement Agreement (2016) - Orange County Sheriff's Office - Investigation
Technical Assistance Letter (2008) | Settlement (2010)
Idaho
- Bell et al. v. City of Boise, et al. - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2015)
Illinois
- Chicago Police Department
Case Summary | Findings Report (2017) | Cover Letter to Findings Report (2017) | Findings Report Executive Summary (Spanish, 2017) | Agreement in Principle (2017) - Harvey Police Department - Closed
Technical Assistance Report (2012) | Closing Letter (2012)
Kentucky
- S.R. and L.G. v. Kenton County, et al. - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2015) | Order on Motion to Dismiss (2015) | Opinion on Summary Judgment (2017) | Final Order (2018)
Louisiana
- New Orleans Police Department - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Report (2011) | Complaint (2012) | Opinion and Order Entering Consent Decree (2013) - Ville Platte Police Department and the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Report (2016) | Ville Platte Police Department Settlement Agreement (2018) | Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office Settlement Agreement (2018)
Maryland
- Baltimore Police Department - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Report (2016) | Agreement in Principle (2016) | Complaint (2017) | Consent Decree (2017) - Garcia v. Montgomery County - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2013) - Sharp v. Baltimore City Police Department - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2012) | Letter to Parties (2012)
Massachusetts
- Springfield Police Department Narcotics Bureau - Investigation
Case Summary | Investigation Report (2020) | Cover Letter (2020)
Michigan
- Detroit Police Department - Closed
Technical Assistance Letter (2002) | Settlement (2003) | Transition Agreement (2014)
Missouri
-
Ferguson Police Department - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Report (2015) | Complaint (2016) | Consent Decree (2016)
Montana
- Missoula County Attorney's Office - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2014) | Memorandum of Understanding (2014)
- Missoula Police Department - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2013) | Settlement Agreement (2013) - University of Montana Office of Public Safety - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2013) | Settlement Agreement (2013)
New Jersey
- Newark Police Department - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Report (2014) | Agreement in Principle (2014) | Complaint (2016) | Consent Decree (2016)
New Mexico
- Albuquerque Police Department - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2014) | Settlement Agreement (2014)
New York
- Beacon Police Department - Closed
Technical Assistance Letter (2005) | Settlement (2010) - Floyd v. City of New York - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2013) - Padilla v. City of New York - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2013) - Schenectady Police Department - Closed
Technical Assistance Letter (2003) - Suffolk County Police Department - Enforcement
Case Summary | Technical Assistance Letter (2011) | Settlement Agreement (2014) | Settlement Agreement (Spanish, 2014) - Yonkers Police Department - Enforcement
Case Summary | Technical Assistance Letter (2009) | Settlement Agreement (2016)
North Carolina
- Alamance County Sheriff's Office - Enforcement
Rule 4.2 Complaint (2011) | Findings Letter (2012, English) | Findings Letter (2012, Spanish) | Complaint (2012) | Opinion and Order (2015) | Settlement Agreement (2016)
Ohio
- Cleveland Division of Police - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2014) | Complaint (2015) | Consent Decree (2015) - Warren Police Department - Closed
Case Summary | Technical Assistance Letter (2006) | Settlement (2012)
Oregon
- Portland Police Bureau - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2012) | Complaint (2012) | Amended Settlement Agreement (2018)
Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico Police Department - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011, English) | Findings Letter (2011, Spanish) | Complaint (2012) | Settlement Agreement (2013, English) | Settlement Agreement (2013, Spanish)
Virgin Islands
- Virgin Islands Police Department - Enforcement
Technical Assistance Letter (2005) | Complaint (2008) | Settlement (2009)
Washington
- Seattle Police Department - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011) | Complaint (2012) | Settlement Agreement (2012) | Order Modifying and Preliminarily Approving Agreement (2012)
FACE
Colorado
- United States v. Scott - Closed
Complaint (2011)
Connecticut
- United States v. Scott
- District Court Motion to Dismiss Decision Reported at 919 F.Supp. 76 (D. Conn. 1996)
- District Court Decision Reported at 958 F.Supp. 761 (D. Conn. 1997)
- District Court Ruling on Motion to Reconsider Reported at 975 F.Supp. 428 (D. Conn. 1997)
- District Court Contempt Decision Reported at 1997 WL 889513 (D.Conn.)
- District Court Modification of Injunction Reported at 1998 WL 241755 (D.Conn.)
- District Court Contempt Decision Reported at 1998 WL 386483 (D.Conn.)
- Court of Appeals Decision Reported at -- F.3d --, 1999 WL 570473 (2nd Cir. 1999)
District of Columbia
- United States v. Alaw
Complaint (1998) - United States v. Retta
Complaint (2011) | Consent Judgment and Order Approving Consent Judgment (2013)
Florida
- Holder v. Pine
Complaint (2010)
Kansas
- United States v. Dillard - Closed
Complaint (2011) - United States v. Burke
District Court Decision Reported at 15 F.Supp.2d 1090 (D.Kan. 1998)
Kentucky
- Holder v. Hamilton - Closed
Complaint (2011) - United States v. Thomas et al.
Complaint (2017) | Order (2017)
Mississippi
- United States v. Charles Roy McMillan
Settlement (2008)
Texas
- Holder v. Gaona
Complaint (2010) | Consent Judgment and Order of Approval (2011)
Washington
- United States v. Kroack
Complaint (2011) | Consent Judgment and Order of Approval (2011) - United States v. Smith
Court of Appeals Decision Reported at 134 F.3d 373 (6th Cir. 1997)
RELIGIOUS EXERCISE OF INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Arkansas
- Holt v. Kelley - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2020)
Alabama
- Limbaugh, et. al v. Alabama Dept. of Correction - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2011)
California
- Basra v. Cate, et al. - Closed
Complaint in Intervention (2011) | Brief in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction (2011)
Florida
- United States v. Florida Department of Corrections - Closed
Complaint (2012) | Order Terminating Injunction (2019)
Indiana
- Willis v. Indiana Dept. of Correction - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2011) | Order Denying Motion to Stay (2011)
Michigan
- Heard v. Finco - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2014)
Pennsylvania
- McGill v. Clements - Statement of Interest
South Carolina
- Prison Legal News v. Berkeley County Sheriff's Office, et al. - Closed
Complaint in Intervention (2011) | Consent Injunction (2012)
South Dakota
- Native American Council of Tribes v. Douglas Weber - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2012) | Appellate Brief as Amicus (2013)
Texas
- Ali v. Thaler - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2012) - Moussazadeh v. Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2011)
INDIGENT DEFENSE
Alabama
- Varden, et al. v. City of Clanton - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2015)
Georgia
- N.P. et al. v. the State of Georgia et al. - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2015)
New York
- Hurrell-Harring et al. v. State of New York et al. - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2014)
Virginia
- Stinnie v. Holcomb - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2016)
Washington
- Wilbur v. City of Mount Vernon et al. - State of Interest
Statement of Interest (2013) | Decision (2013)