DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS & ST. JOHN 
LAWRENCE CARTY, et al.,   
Plaintiff, 
v. 
KENNETH MAPP, et al., 
              Defendants. 
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Civil No. 1994-78 
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ATTORNEYS: 
 
Eric Balaban 
National Prison Project of the ACLU 
Washington, DC 
 
For the plaintiff Lawrence Carty, 
 
Joseph Ponteen, Acting Attorney General 
Shari N D’Andrade, AAG 
Carol Thomas-Jacobs, AAG 
Richard Schrader, JR, AAG 
Virgin Islands Department of Justice 
Christiansted, VI 
 
For the defendant Governor Kenneth Mapp. 
 
ORDER 
GÓMEZ, J. 
In 1994, Lawrence Carty and other similarly situated 
inmates in the custody of the Virgin Islands Bureau of 
Corrections (collectively “Carty”) instituted this action 
against the Governor of the Virgin Islands, the Director of the 
Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections, the Attorney General of 
the Virgin Islands, Kurt Walcott, Viola A. Fong, and Warden 
Everett Hansen (collectively the “Virgin Islands”). Carty 
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alleged various constitutional violations due to the conditions 
within the St. Thomas correctional facilities. 
The parties have since entered into a Settlement Agreement. 
The Settlement Agreement, which has been approved by the Court, 
requires substantial compliance with its provisions. The 
parties’ efforts to achieve substantial compliance is the object 
of continuous monitoring by the Court. The Settlement Agreement 
sets forth various reforms designed to remedy the 
unconstitutional conditions found within the St. Thomas 
correctional facilities. Specifically, the Virgin Islands was 
required to implement certain reforms regarding medical 
treatment, use of force, prisoner classification, and security, 
among others.  
The underlying deficiencies at the Bureau of Corrections 
that gave rise to this case largely have remained unresolved for 
over twenty years. The most recent amendment to the Settlement 
Agreement was entered in August 2015. 
Implementing sustainable reforms at the Bureau of 
Corrections is a significant undertaking. It requires strategic 
planning, ongoing collaboration, continuous program development 
and evaluation, and consistent investment in human and other 
resources.  
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The Court recognizes that the executive branch may change 
the position or status of certain principals associated with the 
BOC. The Court also recognizes the need to achieve and foster 
compliance with the provisions of the Settlement Agreement; and 
the need to be timely apprised of any developments that may 
affect the achievement of substantial compliance. 
The premises considered, it is hereby 
 
ORDERED that the parties shall file a notice with the Court 
advising the Court of any change in position or status of any 
principal involved in this matter, including counsel, at least 
seven days in advance of the effective date of any change in 
status or position; provided, however, that, such notice to the 
Court shall be filed immediately if a principal is afforded less 
than seven days notice before a change in status or position is 
effective.  
 
 
 
  
 
 
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Curtis V. Gómez 
 
District Judge 
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