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The following are selected letters of investigative findings issued in the current fiscal year (October 1, 2008 – September 30, 2009) and additional selected letters from prior years. Additional historical documents will be added in the future, as well as more recent documents as they become publicly available.
The findings concerning the conditions set forth in findings letters relate only to the quality of care provided by the jurisdiction. These findings do not in any way reflect upon the care provided to residents by their families. The Department has the deepest appreciation, and respect for, those families who visit and care for their loved ones at facilities addressed in our findings letters.
Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act Investigations
Jails and Prisons Investigations
- Lake County Indiana Jail (12/17/2009)
- Westchester County Jail, Valhalla, New York (11/19/09)
- Orleans Parish Prison System, New Orleans, Louisiana (9/11/09)
- Erie County Holding Center and the Erie County Correctional Facility in Buffalo, New York (07/15/09)
- Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas (06/04/09)
- Mobile County Metro Jail, Mobile, Alabama (01/15/09)
- Oklahoma County Jail and Jail Annex, Oklahoma (07/31/08)
- Cook County Jail in Chicago, Illinois (07/11/08)
- Worcester County Jail and House of Correction in West Boylston, Massachusetts (04/29/08)
- King County Correctional Facility in Seattle, Washington (11/13/07)
- Wilson County Jail, Tennessee (8/30/07)
- Oahu Community Correctional Center, Honolulu, Hawaii (3/14/07)
- Investigation of Delaware Correctional Centers; Howard R. Young Correctional Institution; Sussex Correctional Institution; John L. Webb Correctional Facility; and Delores J. Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution (12/29/06)
- Dallas County Jail, Dallas, Texas (12/08/06)
- Sebastian County Adult Detention Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas (05/09/2006)
- Taycheedah Correctional Institution, Wisconsin (05/01/2006)
- Grant County Detention Center, Kentucky (05/18/2005)
- McPherson and Grimes Correctional Units in Newport, Arkansas (11/25/03)
- Garfield County Jail and Garfield County Work Center in Enid, Oklahoma (04/17/03)
- LeFlore County Jail in Poteau, Oklahoma (04/17/03)
- Patrick County Jail (Virginia) (03/06/03)
- Santa Fe County Adult Detention Center (Formerly the Santa Fe County Correctional Facility) (New Mexico) (03/06/03)
- Wicomico County Detention Center in Salisbury, Maryland (09/09/02)
- Baltimore City Detention Center (8/13/02)
- Shelby County Jail in Memphis, Tennessee (6/27/01)
- Wyoming State Penitentiary (06/29/99)
- Correctional Facilities of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (08/05/98)
Juvenile Correctional Facilities Investigations
- Indianapolis Correctional Facility, in Indianapolis, Indiana (01/29/2010)
- Lansing Residential Center, Louis Gossett, Jr. Residential Center, Tryon Residential Center, and Tryon Girls Center (New York) (08/24/2009)
- Los Angeles Probation Camps (L.A. Camps) (10/31/2008)
- Marion County Juvenile Detention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana (8/06/07)
- Marion Juvenile Correctional Facility in Marion, Ohio (5/09/07)
- Scioto Juvenile Correctional Facility in Delaware, Ohio (5/09/07)
- Evins Regional Juvenile Center in Edinburg, Texas (3/15/07)
- Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center in Baltimore, Maryland (08/07/06)
- Logansport Juvenile Intake/Diagnostic Facility, Indiana (09-09-05)
- Plainfield Juvenile Correctional Facility, Indiana (09-09-05)
- South Bend Juvenile Correctional Facility, Indiana (09-09-05)
- Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility in Kailua, Hawaii (08/04/2005)
- L. E. Rader Center in Sand Springs, Oklahoma (06/15/2005)
- W.J. Maxey Training School in Whitmore Lake, Michigan (05/19/04)
- Cheltenham Youth Facility in Cheltenham, Maryland, and the Charles H. Hickey, Jr., School in Baltimore, Maryland (04/09/04)
- Three Arizona Juvenile Justice Facilities (1/23/04)
- Oakley and Columbia Training Schools in Raymond and Columbia, Mississippi (06/19/03)
- Los Angeles County Juvenile Halls (L.A. Halls) (California) (04/09/03)
- Custer Youth Correctional Center in Custer, South Dakota (12/19/02) (Closed 2/05/04)
- Nevada Youth Training Center in Elko, Nevada (11/12/02)
- Alexander Youth Services Center (Arkansas) (11/08/02)
- Georgia Juvenile Facilities (02/13/98)
- Louisiana Juvenile Facilities (Final) (06/18/97)
- Louisiana Juvenile Facilities (Second Emergency Letter) (10/03/96)
- Louisiana Juvenile Facilities (Emergency Letter) (07/15/96)
- Puerto Rico Juvenile Facilities (09/14/94)
Mental Health Facilities Investigations
- State Psychiatric Hospitals in Georgia (12/08/2009)
- Ancora Pyschiatric Hospital in Winslow, New Jersey (08/24/2009)
- Kings County Hospital Center in New York, New York (01/30/2009)
- See also, First Immediacy Letter and the Second Immediacy Letter and the Third Immediacy Letter
- Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital in Rome, Georgia (01/15/09)
- Georgia Regional Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia (05/30/08)
- Oregon State Hospital, Salem and Portland, Oregon (01/09/08)
- Connecticut Valley Hospital, Middletown, Connecticut (8/06/07)
- St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C. (05/30/06)
- Patton State Hospital in Patton, California (05/02/2006)
- Alascadero State Hospital in Atascadero, California (05/02/2006)
- Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury, Vermont (07/05/05)
- Napa State Hospital in Napa, California (06/27/05)
- North Carolina’s Public Mental Health Hospitals, Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh, Broughton Hospital in Morganton, Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro, and John Umstead Hospital in Butner (03/17/04)
- Metropolitan State Hospital, Norwalk, California (02/19/04)
- Metropolitan State Hospital, Norwalk, California (05/13/03)
Developmental Disability and Mental Retardation Facilities Investigations
- W.A. Howe Developmental Center, in Tinley Park, Illinois (11/19/2009)
- Clyde L. Choate Developmental Center, in Anna, Illinois (11/19/2009)
- Rosewood Center in Owings Mills, Maryland (10/19/2009)
- Texas State Schools (12/01/2008)
- Northwest Habilitation Center in St. Louis, Missouri (08/12/08)
- Beatrice State Developmental Center in Beatrice, Nebraska (3/7/08)
- Bellefontaine Habilitation Center in St. Louis, Missouri (4/11/07)
- Lubbock State School in Lubbock, Texas (12/11/06)
- Lanterman Developmental Center in Pomona, California (01/04/2006)
- Woodbridge Developmental Center in Woodbridge, New Jersey (11/04/2004)
- Conway Human Development Center in Conway, Arkansas
- New Lisbon Developmental Center in New Lisbon, New Jersey (04/08/03)
- Oakwood Developmental Center (Kentucky) (11/07/02)
- Woodward State Resource Center and Glenwood State Resource Center (Iowa) (7/9/02)
- Puerto Rico Mental Retardation Facilities (12/11/97)
- Center for Integral Services Developmental Disabilities Facility (Puerto Rico) (06/11/97)
Nursing Home and Other Investigations
- W.F. Green State Veterans’ Home in Minette, Alabama (12/18/2008)
- C.M. Tucker, Jr., Nursing Care Center in Columbia, South Carolina (05/06/08)
- Tennessee State Veterans’ Homes in Humboldt and Murfreesboro (02/08/08)
- Fort Bayard Medical Center in Bayard, New Mexico (05/01/2006)
- Baxter Manor Nursing Home in Mountain Home, Arkansas (07/14/2004)
- Nashville Metropolitan Bordeaux Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee (04/21/2004)
- Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco, California (08/03/2004)
- A. Holly Patterson Geriatric Center in Uniondale, New York (08/03/2004)
- Nim Henson Geriatric Center, Kentucky (03/06/03)
- Claudette Box Nursing Home in Mount Vernon, Alabama (06/02/03)
- Reginald P. White Nursing Facility (05/20/03)
- Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center (California) (04/01/03)
- Banks-Jackson-Commerce Medical Center and Nursing Home (Georgia) (10/21/02)
- Mercer County Geriatric Center (New Jersey) (10/09/02)
- New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped (04/17/98)
- Laguna Honda Hospital (California) (05/06/98)
Conduct of Law Enforcement Agencies Investigations
- Investigation of the Inglewood Police Department in Inglewood, CA (12/28/09)
- Yonkers Police Department, and Exhibits A and B (06/18/2009)
- Austin Police Department (12/23/08)
- Orange County Sheriff’s Office (08/20/08)
- Easton Police Department (11/26/07)
- Warren Police Department (03/02/2006)
- United States Virgin Islands Police Department (10/05/2005)
- Beacon Police Department (06/21/2005)
- Alabaster Police Department (11/09/2004)
- City of Bakersfield Police Department (04/12/2004)
- Prince George’s County Police Department (01/22/04)
- Cleveland Division of Police (06/19/03)
- Portland, Maine Police Department (03/21/03)
- Schenectady Police Department (03/19/03)
- Miami Police Department (03/13/03)
- Detroit Police Department (12/11/02)
- District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (06/13/01)
- Los Angeles Police Department (05/8/00)
- Columbus, Ohio Police Department (07/21/98) (Closed 05/14/04)
- Pittsburgh Police Department (01/17/97)
The information above was taken from the public domains of the federal government such as the Division of Civil Rights, Housing Employment, etc. Please refer to the original sources for more information. We do not hold liability to any incorrect information from the sources nor do we provide any legal advice and we are not endorsed by any federal entity.