Dunn et al v. Thomas et al
Filing
1720
PHASE 2A ORDER RE: SEGREGATION REMEDY directing that the following stipulations made by the parties in open court on 2/28/2018, as clarified during an on-the-record conference call on 3/5/2018, are approved: (1) the ADOC will use the definition of serious mental illness (SMI) that has been adopted and published by the American Correctional Association, which is set forth in plaintiffs Demonstrative Exhibit 174; (2) Dr. Kathryn Burns and Dr. Mary Perrien will work together to develop a train ing module for the ADOC's mental-health staff, as further set out in order; (3) the SMI designation will be independent from the ADOC's mental-health coding system and will be identified by a flag or a warning signal, or a signal somewhere else within the electronic system; (4) an SMI designation may only be made by an individual who is a member of the ADOC's vendor's mental-health staff who is authorized under Alabama law to diagnose a mental-health condition; further ORDERI NG that, pursuant to the parties joint statement (doc. no. 1695), the Burns and Perrien training module is to be complete by 5/31/2018, and ADOC is to make the training module available for use by appropriate mental-health staff by 7/31/2018. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 3/30/18. (djy, )
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
EDWARD BRAGGS, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
JEFFERSON S. DUNN, in his
official capacity as
Commissioner of
the Alabama Department of
Corrections, et al.,
Defendants.
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CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:14cv601-MHT
(WO)
PHASE 2A ORDER RE: SEGREGATION REMEDY
It is ORDERED that the following stipulations made
by the parties in open court on February 28, 2018, as
clarified during an on-the-record conference call on
March 5, 2018, are approved:
(1) The ADOC will use the definition of serious
mental
illness
published
by
(SMI)
the
that
American
has
been
Correctional
adopted
and
Association,
which is set forth in plaintiffs’ Demonstrative Exhibit
174.
(2) Dr. Kathryn Burns and Dr. Mary Perrien will
work
together
to
develop
a
training
module
for
the
ADOC’s mental-health staff on the implementation of the
SMI
designation
and
how
the
American
Correctional
Association’s definition of SMI should be applied and
implemented in determining which individuals would be
designated as having an SMI.
The training module will
be in place throughout the term of either two years
from February 27, 2018, or until the termination of any
order
that
this
court
might
enter
on
a
segregation
remedy, if it so chooses, whichever is longer.
(3) The SMI designation will be independent from
the
ADOC’s
mental-health
coding
system
and
will
be
identified by a flag or a warning signal, or a signal
somewhere else within the electronic system.
(4)
An
individual
SMI
who
designation
is
a
member
may
of
only
the
be
made
ADOC’s
by
an
vendor’s
mental-health staff who is authorized under Alabama law
to
diagnose
a
mental-health
2
condition.
It
is
further
ORDERED
that,
pursuant
to
the
parties’ joint statement (doc. no. 1695), the Burns and
Perrien training module is to be complete by May 31,
2018, and ADOC is to make the training module available
for use by appropriate mental-health staff by July 31,
2018.
DONE, this the 30th day of March, 2018.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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