Sanitation generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and feces. The word 'sanitation' also refers to the maintenance of hygienic conditions, through services such as garbage collection and wastewater disposal..
Facts and Case Summary: In re Gault 387 U.S. 1 (1967). Gerald (âJerryâ) Gault was a 15 year-old accused of making an obscene telephone call to a neighbor, Mrs. Cook, on June 8, 1964.
The case was then appealed to the United States Supreme Court where, in an 8-1 decision, the Federal court ruled that Gaultâs commitment to the State Industrial School was a blatant violation of the 14th Amendment.