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Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017
Failure to Accommodate Deaf Prisoner Costs Oregon DOC $400,000 by On November 3, 2016, a federal jury awarded a deaf former Oregon prisoner $400,000, finding prison officials had violated his civil rights by failing to accommodate his hearing disability. David VanValkenburg, 51, is deaf and must communicate through a sign …
ACLU - Caged In, 2017 CAGED IN January 2017 SOLITARY CONFINEMENT’S DEVASTATING HARM ON PRISONERS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES CAGED IN At America’s Expense: SOLITARY CONFINEMENT’S DEVASTATING HARM ON PRISONERS The Mass Incarceration of the Elderly WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES © 2017 ACLU Foundation June 2012 American Civil Liberties Union 125 Broad …
Disability Rights Florida, Inc. v. Jones, FL, Motion to Intervene, Violations of the ADA, 2017 Case 4:16-cv-00047-RH-CAS Document 53 Filed 01/09/17 Page 1 of 16 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION _______________________________ DISABILITY RIGHTS FLORIDA, ) INC. ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) …
Brief • November 3, 2016
VanValkenburg v. Oregon Department of Corrections, OR, Verdict, Hearing Disability Discrimination, 2016 Case 3:14-cv-00916-MO Document 183 Filed 11/03/16 Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON DAVID D. VANVALKENBURG, Plaintiff, Case No. 3: 14-cv-00916-MO v. VERDICT FORM OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, a state …
No Way to Call Home: Incarcerated Deaf People Are Locked in a Prison Inside a Prison by By Mike Ludwig, Truthout This story is the result of a nine-month investigation and part one of a multimedia series on deaf prisoners, as part of a reporting collaboration with the Making Contact radio program. …
In Many Courtrooms, Bad Interpreters Can Mean Justice Denied by By Rebecca Beitsch, Stateline Patricia Michelsen-King was observing the proceedings in a Chesterfield, Virginia, courtroom a few years ago when a man shouted in Spanish from the back of the courtroom, “I didn’t rape anybody!” Michelsen-King, who teaches Spanish interpretation at …
Dunn v. Dunn, AL, Consent Decree, ADA Compliance, 2016 Case 2:14-cv-00601-MHT-TFM Document 728 Filed 09/09/16 Page 1 of 78 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA JOSHUA DUNN, ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. JEFFERSON DUNN, ET AL., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Dunn v. Dunn, AL, Final Settlement Approval, ADA Compliance, 2016 Case 2:14-cv-00601-MHT-TFM Document 727 Filed 09/09/16 Page 1 of 116 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION JOSHUA DUNN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JEFFERSON S. DUNN, in his official capacity as …
Report Finds Abuse of Blind, Deaf, Elderly and Disabled Texas Prisoners by Matthew Clarke The Prison Justice League (PJL), a group advocating prison reform in Texas, released a report entitled Cruel & Unusual Punishment: Excessive Use of Force at the Estelle Unit. The report found that blind, deaf, elderly and …
El Paso County Settles Ex-Prisoner's Disabilities Suit for $6,650 by Matthew Clarke On June 26, 2012, representatives of the County of El Paso, Texas signed a settlement in a suit brought by a deaf former jail prisoner over the lack of accommodations for disabled prisoners at the El Paso County …
Colorado Jail Settles Suit over Lack of Accommodation for the Deaf for $100,000 by Paresh Patel Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition (CCDC), a Colorado non-profit organization, filed a civil complaint against Douglas Darr, in his official capacity as Sherriff of Adams County, Colorado for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), …
$950,000 Settlement in DC Prisoner’s False Imprisonment Lawsuit by The District of Columbia paid $950,000 to settle the lawsuit of Joseph S. Heard for unlawful imprisonment. On November 15, 1998, Heard, a deaf man, was arrested for unlawful entry into a George Washington University building. The case was dismissed October …
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, …
Brief • April 7, 2016
Handwork v. ODRC, OH, Complaint, 2016 Case: 1:16-cv-00825 Doc #: 1 Filed: 04/07/16 1 of 8. PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION JAMES HANDWORK Lake Erie Correctional Institution P.O. Box 8000 Conneaut, Ohio, 44030 COMPLAINT Plaintiff, v. Case No. …
Deaf Prisoners Win Important Settlements in Kentucky and Maryland by Derek Gilna Deaf and hard of hearing prisoners have been doubly punished in many prisons and jails, their disability often not only limiting their access to programs, services and communication with the outside world, but also putting them at risk …
Grievance Guide for Disability Issues in Federal Prisons, Washington Lawyer's Committee, 2013 A PRISONER’S GUIDE TO THE EXHAUSTING THE ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDY PROCESS FOR DISABILITY ISSUES IN FEDERAL PRISONS This guide has been created by the D.C. Prisoners Project of the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs. It …
Brief • January 26, 2016
Disability Rights Florida v. Jones, FL, Complaint, Disability Rights, 2016 Case 4:16-cv-00047-WS-CAS Document 1 Filed 01/26/16 Page 1 of 123 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Tallahassee Division DISABILITY RIGHTS FLORIDA, INC., Plaintiff, v. Case No. JULIE JONES, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Florida Department …
DRF v. Julie Jones, FL, Complaint, interpreters hearing aid disabled deaf prisoners, 2016 Case 4:16-cv-00047-WS-CAS Document 1 Filed 01/26/16 Page 1 of 123 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Tallahassee Division DISABILITY RIGHTS FLORIDA, INC., Plaintiff, v. Case No. JULIE JONES, in her official capacity as Secretary of …
Brief • January 4, 2016
Heyer v. BOP, Order Granting Partial MSJ, Denying Dismissal Without Prejudice, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION No. 5:11-CT-3118-D THOMAS HEYER and ROBERT PAUL BOYD, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES BUREAU OF PRISONS, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) …
Brief • October 30, 2015
Pierce v. District of Columbia, Memorandum Opinion, Summary Judgment, Deaf Interpretor, 2015 Case 1:13-cv-00134-KBJ Document 90 Filed 09/11/15 Page 1 of 60 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WILLIAM PIERCE, PLAINTIFF, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DEFENDANT. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
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