Class Of Prisoners Certified In Overcrowding Complaint Against Indiana County

Mealey's (May 19, 2021, 7:38 AM EDT) -- SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A federal judge in Indiana on May 10 certified a class of prisoners suing an Indiana County and its sheriff over alleged overcrowding and understaffing, finding that earlier issues of commonality and typicality were resolved with declarations and additional exhibits, but deferred ruling on a dispute over administrative exhaustion of claims, writing that the summary judgment stage is the appropriate one to consider such arguments....