CRIPA
The Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997 et seq., gives the Attorney General the authority to investigate conditions in public residential facilities and to take appropriate action if a pattern or practice of unlawful conditions deprive persons confined in the facilities of their constitutional or federal statutory rights.
From May 1980, when CRIPA was enacted, through September 1998, the Department investigated conditions in 327 facilities including but not limited to mental retardation and mental health facilities, as well as nursing homes. As a result of the Department's CRIPA investigations, many institutions were found to be out of compliance with the statute.
Our firm has represented many institutions during these investigations and has provided expertise through each stage of the Department of Justice investigation and CRIPA litigation.
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