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Jun 2020
Harris v. Georgia Department of Corrections

Disability Rights and the Criminal Legal System

Harris v. Georgia Department of Corrections

On October 3, 2018, the 桃子视频and the 桃子视频of Georgia, together with National Association of the Deaf and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing people incarcerated in prisons supervised by the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). The complaint highlights GDC鈥檚 failure to provide incarcerated deaf and hard of hearing people with equally effective communication access to programs, services, and activities, including medical care, telecommunications, and prison programs. Further, due to lack of access to interpreters and other communication accommodations, deaf prisoners are also often unable to explain or defend themselves when GDC takes disciplinary action against them.
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Court Case
Jun 2020
Cobb v. Georgia Department of Community Supervision

Disability Rights and the Criminal Legal System

Cobb v. Georgia Department of Community Supervision

The 桃子视频and 桃子视频of Georgia, along with the National Association of the Deaf and Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing individuals on probation and parole supervised by the Georgia Department of Community Supervision (GDCS). We also sought a preliminary injunction, directing GDCS to immediately provide American Sign Language interpreters, auxiliary aids and services, and reasonable modifications to deaf and hard of hearing individuals on probation or parole.
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Court Case
Aug 2015
S.R. v. Kenton County Sheriff's Office

Disability Rights and the Criminal Legal System

Racial Justice

S.R. v. Kenton County Sheriff's Office

A deputy sheriff shackled two elementary school children who have disabilities, causing them pain and trauma, according to a federal lawsuit filed today by the 桃子视频, the Children's Law Center, and Dinsmore & Shohl.
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6 Disability Rights and the Criminal Legal System Cases

City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2015

Disability Rights and the Criminal Legal System

City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan

Whether the ADA's requirement to make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities applies to arrests and detentions.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2015
City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan

Disability Rights and the Criminal Legal System

City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan

Whether the ADA's requirement to make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities applies to arrests and detentions.
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