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Mississippi Juvenile Legal Access Class Action Settled

Loaded on Nov. 15, 2005 published in Prison Legal News November, 2005, page 30
Filed under: Attorney Client, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Court Access, Attorney Visits. Location: Mississippi.
On January 12, 2005, Mississippi settled a class action suit challenging a policy at the Colombia Training School (CTS) which severely limited residents' access to legal counsel.

CTS is a co-ed juvenile detention facility in Mississippi. The residents range in age from 10-18 years old. CTS was the subject of ...

 

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