Press Releases
about Disability Rights
Mar 02, 2017
Settlement Requires Major Improvements in Conditions for Prisoners With Disabilities at Montana State Prison
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, CREEC, and the Montana Department of Corrections Resolve Americans with Disabilities Act Claims Remaining from 1994 Class-Action Lawsuit Over Prison Conditions
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Disability Rights
Court case: Langford v. Bullock
Feb 22, 2017
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Comment on Two Supreme Court Wins for Civil Liberties
Court Rules in Death Penalty Case and Disabilities Rights Case
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Court case: Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools
Jan 12, 2017
First-Ever National Report on How Solitary Confinement Harms People With Physical Disabilities
Wheelchairs, Braille Materials, Hearing Aids, and Other Vital Devices Are Often Denied in Solitary
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Prisoners' Rights
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