6th Monitor’s Report on the Mississippi DHS Oakley & Columbia Training Schools

June 8, 2007 In 2003, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division filed a suit in the Southern District of Mississippi against the State of Mississippi Department of Human Services (DHS), Division of Youth Services for depriving youth in the Oakley and Columbia Training Schools (CTS) of their rights. In 2005 a consent decree was enacted between the parties. A monitor was appointed  to report on DHS progress in addressing the problems cited by the DOJ. The sixth monitor's report found that CTS continues to be out of compliance with the consent decree. Key problems were . . .