Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:addresses |
overcrowding in prisons
mental health treatment access abuse in mental health facilities discrimination in institutions neglect in nursing homes |
| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_of_Institutionalized_Persons_Act_Amendments_of_1986
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| gptkbp:applies_to |
nursing homes
mental health facilities prisons |
| gptkbp:consequences |
allows federal lawsuits against state institutions
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
gptkb:1980
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:encourages |
community-based alternatives
collaboration with advocacy groups |
| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Justice
federal oversight |
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Public_Law_96-247
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act
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| gptkbp:impact |
improved conditions in institutions
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:political_movement
Supreme Court decisions |
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
institutionalized persons
|
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
lack of enforcement mechanisms
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Americans_with_Disabilities_Act
gptkb:Prison_Litigation_Reform_Act |
| gptkbp:promotes |
accountability in institutions
human rights in institutions transparency in institutions |
| gptkbp:provides |
protection against discrimination
guidelines for treatment funding for legal assistance legal recourse for abuse mechanisms for grievance |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to protect the civil rights of individuals in institutions
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:political_movement
public health civil rights disability rights rehabilitation programs due process rights equal protection under the law community health human rights law mental health advocacy prisoner rights advocacy institutional reform |
| gptkbp:requires |
state compliance with federal standards
evaluation of institutional programs monitoring of institutional conditions reporting of conditions state reporting on conditions training for staff in institutions |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:President_Ronald_Reagan
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| gptkbp:supports |
substance abuse treatment
prison reform mental health reform advocacy for institutionalized persons research on institutional conditions |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Thornburgh_v._Abbott
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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