Special Litigation Section -- Archives

Jails and Prisons Investigations

• Patrick County Jail, Virginia
(Closed 01/10/11)
• Garfield County Jail and Garfield County Work Center, Oklahoma
(Closed 04/28/10)
• Santa Fe County Adult Detention Center, New Mexico
(Closed 12/04/09)
• Shelby County Jail, Tennessee
(Closed 12/01/09)
• LeFlore County Jail, Oklahoma
(Closed 08/04/09)
• Wicomico County Detention Center, Maryland
(Closed 05/28/09)
• Nassau County Correctional Center, New York
(Closed 09/25/08)
• Wyoming State Penitentiary
(Closed 07/05/06)
• McPherson and Grimes Correctional Units, Arkansas
(Closed 03/27/07)
• United States v. Gila County, Arizona (01/05/99)
  (Closed 01/20/04)
• United States v. Arizona (03/11/99)
  (Closed 12/17/99)
• United States v. Michigan (08/17/99)
  (Closed 03/07/00)
• Black Hawk County Jail (Waterloo, Iowa) (01/04/99)
  (Closed 03/07/03)
• Clark County Jail (Clark County, Nevada) (02/17/99)
  (Closed 06/27/02)
• Arizona Women's Prisons (08/08/96)
  (Closed 12/17/99)
• United States v. Arizona (03/10/97)
  (Closed 12/17/99)
• United States v. Michigan (03/10/97)
  (Closed 03/07/00)

 Juvenile Correctional Facilities Investigations

• Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys and the Jackson Juvenile Offender Center in Florida
  Findings Report   |   Findings Cover Letter
• L.E. Rader Center in Sand Springs, Oklahoma
  Findings Letter   |   Complaint   |   Settlement
• Logansport Intake/Diagnostic Facility and the South Bend Juvenile Correctional Facility, Indiana
  Findings Letter (Logansport)   |   Findings Letter (South Bend)   |   
• Complaint   |   Settlement
• Plainfield Juvenile Correctional Facility, Indiana
  Findings Letter
• Alexander Youth Services Center, Arkansas
  Findings Letter   |   Complaint   |   Settlement
• Marion Superior Court Juvenile Detention Center, Indiana
(Closed 10/19/11)
• Evins Regional Juvenile Center, Texas
(Closed 09/22/11)
• Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility in Kailua, Hawaii
(Closed 05/11/11)
• Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center, Maryland
(Closed 08/19/10)
• Los Angeles County Juvenile Halls
(Closed 12/04/09)
• W.J. Maxey Training School, Michigan
(Closed 06/30/09)
• Cheltenham Youth Facility and Charles H. Hickey, Jr., School, Maryland
(Closed 05/07/09)
• Nevada Youth Training Center in Elko, Nevada
(Closed 03/17/08)
• Arizona Juvenile Justice Facilities (Adobe Mountain School, Black Canyon School, and Catalina Mountain School)
(Closed 09/27/07)
• Custer Youth Correctional Center, South Dakota
(Closed 12/04/04)
• Louisiana Juvenile Facilities
• Georgia Juvenile Facilities
• United States v. Kentucky (12/04/95)
  (Closed 01/16/01)
• United States v. Puerto Rico (12/11/97)
  (Closed 01/25/02)
• United States v. Louisiana (10/03/00)
  (Closed 01/06/04)
• Kentucky Juvenile Facilities (7/28/95)
  (Closed 01/16/01)
• United States v. Kentucky (11/13/95)
  (Closed 01/16/01)

 Mental Health Facilities Investigations

• Ancora Pyschiatric Hospital, New Jersey
  Findings Letter
• Fort Bayard Medical Center, New Mexico
  Findings Letter   |   Complaint   |   Settlement
• Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury, Vermont
(Closed 12/17/10)
• G. Pierce Wood Memorial Hospital, Florida
(Closed 06/30/04)
• United States v. Virginia (Central State) (05/06/99)
  (Closed 10/04/01)
• Western State Hospital (Virginia) (10/6/99)
  (Closed 09/05/03)
• Central State Hospital (Virginia) (06/30/97)
  (Closed 10/04/01)
• Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute (04/03/96)
  (Closed 07/05/01)
• United States v. Virginia (Central State Hospital) (05/06/99)
  (Closed 10/04/01)
• United States v. Virginia (Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute) (06/10/97)
  (Closed 07/05/01)

 Developmental Disability and Mental Retardation Facilities Investigations

• Missouri Developmental Disability Services
  Findings Letter (2007, Bellefontaine Habilitation Center)   |   
  Findings Letter (2008, Northwest Habilitation Center)
• Oakwood Developmental Center, Kentucky
(Closed 9/29/11)
• New Lisbon Developmental Center, New Jersey
• Woodbridge Developmental Center, New Jersey
• Rosewood Center, Maryland
(Closed 07/18/11)
• Woodward State Resource Center and Glenwood State Resource Center, Iowa
(Closed 04/30/10)
• Pinecrest and Hammond Developmental Centers, Louisiana
(Closed 06/15/07)
• Southern Wisconsin and Central Wisconsin Centers for the Developmentally Disabled, Wisconsin
(Closed 08/31/06)
• United States v. Tennessee  (Closed 02/25/98)
• United States v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Interim Settlement) (04/29/99)  (09/12/03)
• United States v. State of Louisiana(PDF) (10/23/03)  (Closed 02/12/01)

 Nursing Home and Other Investigations

• W.F. Green State Veterans' Homes, Alabama
  Case Summary   |   Findings Letter (2008)   |   
  Settlement Agreement (2011)
• Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, California
(Closed 07/18/11)
• C.M. Tucker, Jr., Nursing Care Center, South Carolina
(Closed 02/15/11)
• Reginald P. White Nursing Facility, Mississippi
(Closed 12/22/10)
• Mercer County Geriatric Center, New Jersey
(Closed 08/26/10)
• Tennessee State Veterans' Homes in Humboldt and Murfreesboro
(Closed 07/16/10)
• Nashville Metropolitan Bordeaux Hospital, Tennessee
• New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped
(Closed 08/28/08)
• A. Holly Patterson Geriatric Center, New York
(Closed 04/07/08)
• Banks-Jackson-Commerce Medical Center and Nursing Home, Georgia
(Closed 03/07/07)
• Nim Henson Geriatric Center, Kentucky
• Claudette Box Nursing Home, Alabama
(Closed 02/12/04)
• Baxter Manor Nursing Home, Arkansas
(Closed 02/16/05)
• United States v. City of Philadelphia (08/14/98)(Closed 12/09/01)
• Hamilton County Nursing Home (Hamilton County, Tennessee) (05/21/97)
  (Closed 07/03/01)
• D.C. Village Nursing Home (District of Columbia) (10/03/94)
  (Closed 05/14/97)
• United States v. City of Philadelphia (08/14/98)
  (Closed 10/09/01)

 Conduct of Law Enforcement Agencies Settlements and Court Decisions

• Austin Police Department
(Closed 05/27/11)
• New Jersey State Police
(Closed 10/26/09)
• Prince George's County Police Department
(Closed 01/13/09)
• Buffalo Police Department, New York
(Closed 07/09/08)
• City of Bakersfield Police Department
(Closed 01/25/08)
• Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio
(Closed 04/12/07)
See also:
• Technical Assistance Letter
• MOA
• Summary of MOA
• Mt. Prospect Police Department, Illinois
(Closed 12/28/06)
• Villa Rica Police Department, Georgia
(Closed 12/23/06)
• Cleveland Division of Police
(Closed 03/15/05)
• Alabaster Police Department
(Closed 09/07/05)
• Portland, Maine Police Department
(Closed 06/27/05)
• Miami Police Department
(Closed 05/19/06)
• Steubenville Police Department
(Closed 03/03/05)
• Columbus Division of Police, Ohio  (Closed 05/12/04)
  See also:
  • Technical Assistance Letter
  • Complaint
  • Brief in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss
• Memorandum of Agreement Between the United States and City of Highland Park, Illinois (7/11/01)   (Closed 07/14/04)
  • See also, Consent Decree in Ledford v. City of Highland Park, Illinois (10/5/00)  (Closed 07/14/04)
• United States v. City of Pittsburgh   (Closed 06/16/05)
  See also:
  • Stipulated Order Regarding Consent Decree Between United States and the City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Police Department
  • Technical Assistance Letter
  • Complaint

 Access to Reproductive Health Clinics and Places of Worship Settlements and Court Decisions

• United States v. Operation Rescue National
• United States v. McMillan (District Court Contempt Decision (03/31/99) -- Reported at 53 F.Supp.2d 895 (S.D. Miss. 1999)
(Closed 03/15/01)
• United States v. Gregg (District Court Decision) (12/11/98) -- Reported at 32 F.Supp. 2d 151 (D. N.J. 1998)
(Closed 04/19/01)
• See also: Complaint
• United States v. Brock
  District Court Decision Reported at 2 F.Supp.2d 1172 (E.D. Wis. 1998)
• United States v. Brown (Consent Decree) (10/15/97)
(Closed 04/02/01)
• United States v. Roach (District Court Preliminary Injunction) (11/29/96) -- Reported at 947 F.Supp. 872 (E.D. Penn. 1996)
(Closed 08/14/01)