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Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
Washington State Supreme Court Holds that Denying Wheelchair-Bound Prisoner Access to Water and Toilet Facilities Violates State Constitution by Douglas Ankney by Doug Ankney In an opinion issued on October 7, 2021, the Supreme Court of Washington ruled that holding wheelchair-bound prisoner Robert Rufus Williams in a cell that lacked …
Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
DOJ Reaches Settlement Over Disability Access With Vermont Prison System by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On October 28, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement with the Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) to remedy conditions in state prisons that fail to comply with the Americans with …
Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
Tenth Circuit Says Disabled Colorado Prisoner Offered Diapers Rather Than Bathroom Pass May Deserve Damages Under ADA by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In an opinion issued on September 8, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled the federal district court in Colorado erred in …
Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
Federal Judge in Louisiana Issues Sweeping Opinion Finding Numerous Eighth Amendment, ADA and RA Violations at Angola by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Louisiana State Prison (LSP) in Angola, Louisiana, was found “deliberately indifferent” to the Eighth Amendment rights of its nearly 6,400 prisoners to receive competent medical care, according …
Second Circuit Holds N.Y. Prisoner’s Short-Term Injury May Qualify As Disability under ADA by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On June 30, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected a district court’s finding that a New York prisoner’s knee injury did not qualify …
Article • February 19, 2022
$35,000 Paid by Santa Clara County to Amputee Prisoner Who Slipped Off Crutches in Jail Shower Not Outfitted for the Disabled by Chuck Sharman By Chuck Sharman An agreement was reached on December 5, 2018, in which Santa Clara County, California, agreed to pay $35,000 to an amputee who slipped …
Article • January 1, 2022 • from PLN January, 2022
Feds Declare Long COVID a Disability Under ADA, RA and ACA by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon The COVID-19 pandemic is now a well-known, world-wide fact of life. Less well known is a lingering set of aftereffects that afflict some people infected with the disease, which the medical establishment has …
Jensen v. Shinn, AZ, Declaration of Corene T. Kendrick, Destruction of Evidence, 2021 Case 2:12-cv-00601-ROS Document 4188 Filed 11/18/21 Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Victoria López (Bar No. 330042)* Jared G. Keenan (Bar No. 027068) ACLU FOUNDATION …
Jensen v. Shinn, AZ, Exhibits to the Declaration of Corene T. Kendrick, Destruction of Evidence, 2021 Case 2:12-cv-00601-ROS Document 4188-1 Filed 11/18/21 Page 1 of 81 Index of Exhibits to the Declaration of Corene T. Kendrick Exhibit Description 1 A true and correct copy of an email from Corene Kendrick …
Jensen v. Shinn, AZ, Motion for Sanctions, Destruction of Evidence, 2021 Case 2:12-cv-00601-ROS Document 4187 Filed 11/18/21 Page 1 of 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Victoria López (Bar No. 330042)* Jared G. Keenan (Bar No. 027068) ACLU FOUNDATION OF …
Brief • November 8, 2021
Disability Rights Florida v. Florida Dept of Corrections, FL, Settlement,ADA Compliance, 2021 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LEON, FLORIDA DISABILITY RIGHTS FLORIDA, INC., CASE NO.: 2019-CA-2825 Plaintiff, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, an agency of the State of Florida, Defendant. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT The …
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 …
Barnett v. Tony, FL, Declaration of Homer Venters, COVID Response, 2021 Case 0:20-cv-61113-WPD Document 131-8 Entered on FLSD Docket 09/21/2021 Page 1 of 53 Exhibit 8 Case 0:20-cv-61113-WPD Document 131-8 Entered on FLSD Docket 09/21/2021 Page 2 of 53 Declaration of Homer Venters, M.D., M.S. Regarding COVID-19 Inspection of Broward …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
US DOJ Finds California Alameda County Jail in Violation of Constitution and ADA by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 22, 2021, the Civil Rights Division (CRD) of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a notice to Alameda County, California and its Santa Rita Jail, finding that both …
District Court Extends Armstrong Order to Five Additional California Prisons by Derek Gilna, Douglas Ankney Judge Orders Facilities Housing Disabled Prisoners to Install Surveillance and Body Cameras by Derek Gilna and Doug Ankney On March 11, 2021, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken in the Northern District of California ordered the California Department …
Cardew v. NY DOCCS, NY, Class Action Complaint, ADA Compliance, 2021 Case 6:21-cv-06557 Document 1 Filed 08/30/21 Page 1 of 47 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ROBERT CARDEW, HARRELL BONNER, PHILIP NELSON, MELVIN JOHNSON, and KHALIK JONES, on behalf of themselves and all others …
Richard v. Pfister, IL, Judgment, Discrimination Against Disabled Prisoners, 2021 1:17-cv-04677 ILND 450 (Rev.Case: 10/13) Judgment in a Civil ActionDocument #: 185 Filed: 08/24/21 Page 1 of 1 PageID #:2194 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS Richard, Plaintiff(s), Case No. 1:17-cv-04677 Judge Thomas M. …
Wallce v. Lamb, IL, Settlement, 2021 Information Sheet for Case Number Lase h Official Case# 17-CV-487 17-487 SD Filed Case Name Recei ved Statu s closed Wallace, Gregory #R18196 v. Lawrence, et al. x/ xx/xx x/xx/ xx - - - - ------------------------------------Date Served Class Act ion Defendants: Plaintiffs: □ On …
Brief • July 21, 2021
Adam X v. New Jersey Dept of Corrections, NJ, Order Granting Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Settlment, ADA Compliance 2021 Case 3:17-cv-00188-FLW-LHG Document 136 Filed 07/21/21 Page 1 of 10 PageID: 751 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY ADAM X., BRIAN Y., CASEY Z., on …
Brief • July 19, 2021
Span v. Ortega, IL, Settlement, Violation of ADA, 2021 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case # Case# 18-1078 18-C-1078-JES Plaintiffs: Opposing Counsel: Institutions: IDOC# Filed Case Name Span, Samuel #R12605 v. Ortega, et al. Defendants: x/x/xx x/xx/xx Date Served Status Received dosed Class Action D OnAppeal □ Spears D …
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