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Article • April 1, 2025 • from PLN April, 2025
Wisconsin DOC Agrees to Improve Services for Hearing-Impaired Prisoners by On September 25, 2024, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) entered into a pre-litigation settlement agreement with the federal Department of Justice (DOJ), promising to improve services provided to deaf and hard of hearing prisoners, in compliance with Title II …
Tennessee DOC Found in Violation of ADA With Failure to Accommodate Hearing Impaired Prisoners by As previously reported in PLN, hearing-impaired prisoner Ernest Trivette filed suit against the Tennessee Department of Corrections (DOC) in March 2020, accusing the prison system of failing to accommodate his disability. [See: PLN, Jan. 2024, …
Brief • January 6, 2025
Trivette v. Tennessee Dept of Corrections, TN, Settlement, Discrimination-ADA Violation, 2025 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (“Settlement Agreement” or “Agreement”) sets forth the terms of the settlement by and between Alex Gordon Stinnett, Thomas White, Lakeevious Owens, (collectively the “Individual Plaintiffs”), and Disability Rights Tennessee (“DRT”) …
Article • July 1, 2024 • from PLN July, 2024
Hearing-Impaired Massachusetts Prisoners Win ADA Case by On January 17, 2024, the federal court for the District of Massachusetts issued a ruling in a long-running case brought by hearing-impaired state prisoners, finding that the state Department of Correction (DOC) had violated their rights under Title II of the Americans with …
Hear Us Now? Hearing Impaired Tennessee Prisoners Secure Injunction by Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. ch.126 § 12101 et seq., and the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., prisoners who are deaf or hard of hearing are entitled to reasonable accommodations so they can communicate and …
FCC Requires Prison Telecoms to Provide Services for Deaf Prisoners by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi Life in prison is difficult for anyone, but especially for deaf people. Without a video phone or teletypewriter (TTY), a deaf person cannot communicate with loved ones by phone. Under a new rule that …
Brief • May 26, 2023
Trivette v. Tennessee Dept of Corrections, TN, Complaint, Discrimination-ADA Violation, 2023 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION ERNEST KEVIN TRIVETTE, JASON ANDREW COLLINS, ALEX GORDON STINNETT, THOMAS WHITE, LAKEEVIOUS OWENS, JOHN GILES, PAMELA BINGHAM, and DISABILITY RIGHTS TENNESSEE, Civil No. 3:20-cv-00276 Judge …
Article • October 21, 2022
Deaf Detainee Found Murdered in Baltimore Jail by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman A diminutive detainee who was deaf and communicated by sign language was found unresponsive at Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center early on October 9, 2022. Officials from the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services …
Brief • August 26, 2022
Trivette v. Tennessee Dept of Corrections, TN, Accomodations for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Inmates, Discrimination-ADA Violation, 2025 Index#: 113.95 ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES State of Tennessee Department of Correction Page 1 of 8 Effective Date: August 26, 2022 Distribution: A Supersedes: NI A Approved by : Subject: ACCOMMODATIONS FOR …
Article • July 14, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022
Class Certified in Discrimination Suit by Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Georgia Prisoners by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On December 29, 2021, a federal court in Georgia granted a group of deaf and hearing-impaired state prisoners class certification in their suit against state prison and parole officials, challenging the adequacy of …
Brief • April 14, 2022
Congress v. State of Vermont, VT, Settlement Agreement, Failure to Treat/Reasonable Accommodation, 2022 F C O O R N IN FI D CA EN M TI E AL RA ED C U D O PR EV IE W R F C O O R N IN FI D CA EN …
Settlement Agreement Between USA and VT Dept of Corrections Under the ADA 2021 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, DJ # 204-78-44 I. BACKGROUND & JURISDICTION 1. The parties (“Parties”) to this Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) are the …
Article • July 1, 2021 • from PLN July, 2021
Filed under: Deaf Prisoners, Settlements
$54,000 Award of Attorney Fees to Enforce Settlement Agreement on Behalf of Deaf Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s order granting attorney’s fees after it found the Illinois Department of Correction (IDOC) was in “substantial noncompliance” with a …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Fourth Circuit Holds Deaf Federal Civilly Committed Sex Offender Has First Amendment Right of Access to Point-to-Point Videocalls in BOP Prison by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 13, 2021, the Fourth Circuit court of appeals reversed the judgment of a federal district court which, following a two-day bench …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Fourth Circuit: Deaf North Carolina Prisoner Should be Allowed Direct Videophone Calls to Communicate with Deaf Community by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In reversing a district court’s judgment, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered that a deaf prisoner be allowed “access to point-to-point videophone calls because the …
Brief • September 22, 2020
Rinkel v. MN Department of Corrections, MN, Settlement, Disability Access, 2020 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims (“Settlement Agreement”), is a full and complete settlement of the lawsuit entitled Brian Rinkel, Eric Jaeger, Michael Sherman, Kevin Adams, and Tiffany Gagner, Case No. 62-CV-19-1165, …
Brief • September 2, 2020
Congress v. State of Vermont, VT, Complaint, Failure to Treat/Reasonable Accommodation, 2020 STATE OF VERMONT CIVIL DIVISION Docket No.: v. F C O O R N IN FI D CA EN M TI E AL RA STATE OF VERMONT, AGENCY OF HUMAN SERVICES and DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; BENJAMIN WATTS, in …
Federal Court Orders Videophone Access for Deaf Prisoners in Colorado by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 18, 2019, a federal district court ordered the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) to provide access to videophones for all of its deaf and hard of hearing prisoners and prisoners who wish …
Article • January 9, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
Filed under: Deaf Prisoners, Settlements
Deaf Oregon Prisoner Awarded $125,000 for Jail’s Failure to Accommodate Disability by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On September 25, 2019, a federal jury in Oregon ordered Multnomah County jail officials to pay $125,000 to a deaf man for refusing to accommodate his disability while he was in custody. David …
Rogers, et al. v. Colorado Dept. of Corrections, et al., CO, videophone communication for deaf prisoners, order, 2019 Case 1:16-cv-02733-STV Document 158 Filed 09/18/19 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 48 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Consolidated Civil Action No. 16-cv-02733-STV BIONCA CHARMAINE ROGERS, CATHY …
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