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Hawaii Settles DOJ Suit Over Unconstitutional Juvenile Facility by The State of Hawaii settled a suit brought by the United States government, resolving a suit over unconstitutional conditions of confinement at the Hawaii Youth Corrections Facility (HYCF) in Kailua, Hawaii. On August 16, 2004, the United States Department of Justice …
Pennsylvania Youths Have No Right to Education by The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has held that Pennsylvania youths sentenced as adults and sentenced to county detention centers have no right to an education. This was a class action suit filed by school-aged youths against the Pennsylvania Department …
Washington Supreme Court Rules Imprisoned Children Entitled to Education by Patricia Arthur In a case of first impression, the Washington Supreme Court has ruled that prisoners in Washington State under the age of eighteen have a fundamental right under the Washington State Constitution to an education while in prison. [See: …
NY School-Age Prisoners Entitled to Educational Services by New York City school-age prisoners were granted declaratory judgment establishing defendants' liability for failure to provide adequate general and special educational services to class members at the Rikers Island facility. Plaintiffs in this class action § 1983 suit are 16- to 21-year-old …
IDEA Confers Right to Education Even in SHU by IDEA Confers Right to Education Even In SHU The First Circuit court of appeals has held that a prisoner receiving educational services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. § 1415(e)(4)(B), is entitled to a free and public …
FL DOC Violates Individuals with Disabilities Education Act by Afederal district court in Florida held that § 944.801(4), Fla. Stat. (1997), which permits prisoners under 22 years of age, who qualify for special educational services and programs pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. § 1415, …
Youth in Washington Prisons Challenge Lack of Education by David C Fathi by David C. Fathi Youth incarcerated in the Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC) are challenging the state's failure to provide them with basic and special education, as required by state and federal law. The lawsuit, Tunstall v. Bergeson …
Minor Detainees Entitled to Education by Twenty-three school age detainees in the Cook County Jail (Chicago, Illinois) filed suit alleging they were either denied complete access to regular and special educational services during their period of pre-trial detention or received services vastly inferior to those provided non-detainees. The plaintiff prisoners …
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