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Settlement Agreement Between the United States Department of Justice and Robertson County, TennesseeSettlement Agreement • January 29th, 2015
In October 2010, the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ)’s Civil Rights Division (Special Litigation Section) conducted an investigation regarding alleged inadequate conditions of confinement within the Robertson County Detention Facility (RCDF) in Springfield Tennessee. The investigation resulted in a Findings Letter issued on August 26, 2011 alleging that the “RCDF’s mental health practices place prisoners at a substantial and unreasonable risk of serious harm. Shortly thereafter, the USDOJ and Robertson County began to negotiate a settlement agreement that eventually was finalized and became effective upon the signature of United States District Court Judge Kevin H. Sharp on April 30, 2013. According to the Settlement Agreement, “From the beginning, and continuing through the United States’ investigation of conditions of confinement at RCDF, Defendants have acted expeditiously to begin addressing concerns the United States has raised with respect to conditions at RCDF, inclu
