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Georgia
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 ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof 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’s 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 ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof 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 ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ, the Children's Law Center, and Dinsmore & Shohl.
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6 Disability Rights and the Criminal Legal System Cases

Jonathan DiFraia v. Kevin Ransom
Pennsylvania
May 2025

Disability Rights and the Criminal Legal System

Jonathan DiFraia v. Kevin Ransom

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Pennsylvania
May 2025
Jonathan DiFraia v. Kevin Ransom

Disability Rights and the Criminal Legal System

Jonathan DiFraia v. Kevin Ransom

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Mathis v. United States Parole Commission
Washington, D.C.
May 2024

Disability Rights and the Criminal Legal System

Disability Rights

Mathis v. United States Parole Commission

This federal class-action lawsuit alleges that the federal government’s post-conviction supervision system in Washington, D.C., violates Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act by systematically failing to accommodate the needs of people with disabilities on supervision.
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Washington, D.C.
May 2024
Mathis v. United States Parole Commission

Disability Rights and the Criminal Legal System

Disability Rights

Mathis v. United States Parole Commission

This federal class-action lawsuit alleges that the federal government’s post-conviction supervision system in Washington, D.C., violates Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act by systematically failing to accommodate the needs of people with disabilities on supervision.
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Bread for the City v. District of Columbia
Washington, D.C.
Jul 2023

Disability Rights and the Criminal Legal System

Criminal Law Reform

Bread for the City v. District of Columbia

A federal lawsuit challenges the District of Columbia’s practice of sending police officers rather than mental health providers to respond to mental health emergencies.
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Washington, D.C.
Jul 2023
Bread for the City v. District of Columbia

Disability Rights and the Criminal Legal System

Criminal Law Reform

Bread for the City v. District of Columbia

A federal lawsuit challenges the District of Columbia’s practice of sending police officers rather than mental health providers to respond to mental health emergencies.
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McCadden v. City of Flint
Court Case
Jun 2020

Disability Rights and the Criminal Legal System

Racial Justice

McCadden v. City of Flint

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Michigan filed a lawsuit against the Flint Police Department and the Flint Chamber of Commerce on behalf of Cameron McCadden, a child with disabilities who was handcuffed by a school resource officer (SRO) when he was seven years old. Cameron, who is black, has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
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Court Case
Jun 2020
McCadden v. City of Flint

Disability Rights and the Criminal Legal System

Racial Justice

McCadden v. City of Flint

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Michigan filed a lawsuit against the Flint Police Department and the Flint Chamber of Commerce on behalf of Cameron McCadden, a child with disabilities who was handcuffed by a school resource officer (SRO) when he was seven years old. Cameron, who is black, has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
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Young Prisoner
Georgia
Jun 2018

Disability Rights and the Criminal Legal System

Coen v. Georgia Department of Corrections

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Georgia, together with the National Association of the Deaf and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, filed a motion in federal court to pursue a class action lawsuit on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing people imprisoned in and released from the Georgia Department of Corrections. The proposed complaint highlights how prison, probation, and parole systems fail deaf prisoners – leading deaf people to go to prison more often, stay longer, and return more quickly.
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Georgia
Jun 2018
Young Prisoner

Disability Rights and the Criminal Legal System

Coen v. Georgia Department of Corrections

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Georgia, together with the National Association of the Deaf and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, filed a motion in federal court to pursue a class action lawsuit on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing people imprisoned in and released from the Georgia Department of Corrections. The proposed complaint highlights how prison, probation, and parole systems fail deaf prisoners – leading deaf people to go to prison more often, stay longer, and return more quickly.
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