Disability Rights Florida v. Crews, et al.

The complaint Disability Rights Florida v. Crews et al. was filed on September 9, 2014. The complaint alleges that the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) and its contractors ignored widespread discrimination, torture, and abuse of inmates with mental illness who were confined to the Dade CI inpatient mental health unit. The plaintiffs allege that the culture of abuse at Dade CI contributed to the deaths of at least two mentally ill inmates within the past two years. The plaintiffs seek immediate reforms and investigations into the most serious complaints . . .