[Mississippi] Leflore County Juvenile Detention Center: Complaint

On May 12, 2015, the DOJ filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi against Leflore County, Mississippi for engaging “in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the Constitutional and statutory rights of youth at the Detention Center.” The complaint outlines 14th Amendment violations based on Leflore County Juvenile Detention Center’s (LCJDC) inadequate suicide prevention practices, unreasonable risks to youths’ safety and welfare, and failure to investigate abuse. The complaint seeks to permanently enjoin Leflore County from continuing these practices and to take action to ensure lawful conditions of confinement are afforded to children detained at LCJDC.

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Tags: 14th Amendment, Civil Rights, Conditions of Confinement, CRIPA, Detention, Disabilities, DOJ Action on Facilities, Due Process, Equal Protection, Facility Staff, Health and Mental Health, IDEA, Physical Restraint, Right to Education, Schools, Section 504, Shackling, Special Education, Substantive Due Process, Temp