The Justice Department has filed a complaint and proposed consent decree in federal court, and the agreement must still be approved by a judge, the agency said.

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In this case the board issued its emergency order after the California ... Federal Consent Decree to ensure that constitutional standards would be reached and maintained in existing jail facilities.

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The US Justice Department has entered a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia’s Fulton County over jail conditions that ...

The winding road to finalization of a federal consent decree concerning Oklahoma's treatment of jail inmates judged incompetent to stand trial has taken another twist.

This consent order is a road map to a better future for our facility, staff, and the individuals entrusted to our care,” ...

“Our topline goal with this consent decree is to bring the Fulton County Jail within compliance with the U.S. Constitution and federal law,” U.S. Attorney Ryan Buchanan said in an interview Frida ...

(CNN) — The US Justice Department has entered a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia’s Fulton County over jail conditions ... The 71-page proposed consent decree, along with a complaint ...