Industry Resources | July 28, 2017
Order In Braggs, et. al., v. Alabama Department Of Corrections
On June 27, 2017, the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Alabama, Northern Division issued this ruling on Edward Braggs, et al. v. Jefferson S. Dunn, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections, et al. The ruling concluded that the Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections and the Associate Commissioner of Health Services, in their official capacities, violated the Eighth Amendment rights of prisoners with serious mental health needs. he ruling lists the state's violations and orders them to come to an agreement with the plaintiffs . . .