U.S Department of Justice Investigation of the State of Mississippi’s Service System for People with Mental Illnesses and Developmental Disorders

December 22, 2011 Upon completion of a year-long investigation of the state of Mississippi's service system for persons with mental illness and developmental disabilties, the United States Department of Justice concluded that the state failed to meet its obligation under Title 2 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In this December 11, 2011 report to the Governor of Mississippi, the U.S assistant Attorney General reveals that the state unnecessarily institutionalize people with mental illness or developmental disabilities in public and private facilities and fails to ensure that those people are provided the a meaningful opportunity to . . .