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Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. v. Coupe & Delaware Department Of Corrections, Agreement & Order

On August 6, 2016, the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) agreed to a settlement calling for improvement in how the DOC handles solitary confinement of offenders with mental illness. The settlement resolves a class-action lawsuit, Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. v. Coupe & Delaware Department of Corrections, filed on August 6, 2015, by the Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. and the American Civil Liberties Union. Specifically, the settlement requires the DOC to significantly limit the length of time that can be served in disciplinary housing at all DOC prisons . . .

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