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Illinois DOC Settles Lawsuit Over Mental Health Treatment by Derek Gilna It took eight years but civil rights attorneys finally prevailed in a federal lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), entering into a settlement that requires prison officials to provide 11,000 mentally ill state prisoners with adequate mental …
Brief • August 1, 2016
Scott v. Pennsylvania DOC, PA, Settlement, Aphasia Disability Discrimination, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DONALD SCOTT, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 15-72 v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant, SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Release of All Claims …
Brief • July 27, 2016
Ball v. Kasich, OH, Pltff Opp to MTD, ADA Violations, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION PHYLLIS BALL, et al., : Case No.: 2:16-cv-282 Plaintiffs, : Judge Sargus v. : Magistrate Judge Deavers JOHN KASICH, et al., : Defendants. : PLAINTIFFS’ RESPONSE IN …
DC Prisoner Awarded $70,000 for ADA Violations at CCA-run Jail by Derek Gilna William Pierce, a prisoner held by the District of Columbia’s Department of Corrections (DCDOC), has won a $70,000 jury verdict for repeated violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Pierce, who suffers from severe hearing loss, …
Indiana ACLU Announces Settlement to Help Mentally Ill Prisoners by Derek Gilna In 2008, long before the issue became a focus of national attention, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Indiana filed a federal civil rights suit against the Indiana Department of Correction (DOC), challenging inadequate treatment of mentally …
DOJ Review of NDOC, June, ADA violations disabled prisoners, 2016 U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section - NYA 950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20530 June 20, 2016 BY E-MAIL AND REGULAR MAIL Andrea Barraclough Chief Deputy Attorney General, Public Safety Division State of Nevada, Office …
Aging, Sick and Incarcerated: The Need for Compassionate Release by Victoria Law By Victoria Law, Truthout.org Mary Ziman already had debilitating fibromyalgia and, unable to work, was on permanent disability. Then she was arrested and sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute marijuana, methamphetamine and cocaine, charges she says …
Duvall v. Hogan, MD, Opinion Granting Settlement Agreement, Baltimore City Detention Center, 2016 Case 1:94-cv-02541-ELH Document 575 Filed 06/28/16 Page 1 of 32 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND JEROME DUVALL, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. ELH-94-2541 MARTIN O’MALLEY, Governor of Maryland, et …
Publication • June 28, 2016
Making Hard Time Harder - Programmatic Accommodations for Inmates with Disabilities, AVID, 2016 Making Hard Time Harder Programmatic Accommodations for Inmates with Disabilities Under the Americans with Disabilities Act ABOUT THE PROJECT The AVID Prison Project produced this report through a collaboration between The Arizona Center for Disability Law, Disability …
No Place for Old Men by Texas prisons are filling up with the old and the ill — at enormous expense. by Dick J. Reavis, Texas Observer Benito Alonzo is a short, 140-pound 80-year-old. His quiet-spoken manner, drooping jowls and gray hair, trimmed in a buzz, give him the appearance …
Coffey v. Ochiltree County, TX, Amended Complaint, Jail Suicide, 2016 Case 2:16-cv-00071-J-BB Document 19 Filed 06/01/16 Page 1 of 9 PageID 85 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AMARILLO DIVISION JOELLA VERLEE COFFEY, in her individual capacity; TERRY MAY, in his individual capacity and with ELIZABETH MAY and …
American Constitution Society - How the ADA Regulates and Restricts Solitary Confinement, 2016 Issue Brief May 2016 How the ADA Regulates and Restricts Solitary Confinement for People with Mental Disabilities By Margo Schlanger In a landmark decision two decades ago, United States District Judge Thelton Henderson emphasized the toxic effects …
Using ADA to Prevent Discrimination in CJS, TASC, 2016 TASC is sponsored by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), the Social Security Administration (SSA), and the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA). TASC is a …
Joyce v. County of Lackawanna, PA, Amended Complaint, Retaliation for Overtime Disabilities, 2016 Case 3:16-cv-00279-RDM Document 17 Filed 05/26/16 Page 1 of 50 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION NO.: 16-cv-002 79-UN 4 ALLEN P. JOYCE, ANTHONY P. MARIANO, WILLIAM FERRARIO, JEREMY …
Brief • May 26, 2016
Dunn v. Dunn, AL, Amended Settlement, ADA Compliance, 2016 Case 2:14-cv-00601-MHT-TFM Document 518 Filed 05/26/16 Page 1 of 84 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA JOSHUA DUNN, ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. JEFFERSON DUNN, ET AL., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Scott v. County of Ventura, CA, Complaint, Mental Health Treatment Delays, 2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 BRIAN A. VOGEL (No. 167413) HEATHER A. QUEST (No. 186749) THE LAW OFFICES OF BRIAN A. VOGEL, PC 770 County Square Drive, Suite 104 Ventura, CA 93003 Telephone: (805) 654-0400 Facsimile: (805) …
Rasho v. Baldwin, IL, Settlement Agreement, Mental Health Services, 2016 1:07-cv-01298-MMM # 696 Page 1 of 34 E-FILED Tuesday, 10 May, 2016 03:14:23 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD IN THE UNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURT FOR THE CENTRALDISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION ASHOOR RASHO et al., ) ) ) Plaintiffs, No. l:07-CV-1298-MMM-JEH ) …
Warden’s Decision to Quarantine Handicapped Person in Unaccommodated Cell Actionable; $200,000 Settlement by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a warden who placed a double amputee prisoner with MRSA in a segregation unit without handicap accommodations was not entitled to qualified immunity. When Martinique Stoudemire, 23 at the …
California’s Inspector General Cites Abuses at High Desert State Prison by Derek Gilna A special report by Robert A. Barton, Inspector General of the State of California, released in December 2015, highlighted numerous problems at the High Desert State Prison in Susanville. The California Senate Committee on Rules had requested …
Patient A v. Vermont Agency of Human Services, VT, Amended Complaint, CCS Medical Malpractice, 2016 Case 5:14-cv-00206-gwc Document 150 Filed 05/04/16 Page 1 of 24 U.S. DISTRICT OURT DISTRICT OF VE MONT . FILED ' U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT 2016 MAY -4 A 8: 33 C~ERK …
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