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Illinois DOC Sued to Accommodate Hearing Impaired Prisoners
Loaded on Dec. 15, 2011
published in Prison Legal News
December, 2011, page 18
A class-action lawsuit filed on May 4, 2011 is challenging the failure of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) to provide assistance to prisoners who are deaf or hard of hearing. The complaint, filed in federal court, alleges violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Rehabilitation Act, Religious Land …
Filed under:
Deaf Prisoners,
Disciplinary Hearings,
Interpreters (Disciplinary Hearings),
Americans with Disabilities Act,
Rehabilitation Act,
RLUIPA.
Location:
Illinois.
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