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Montoya v. Colorado Department of Corrections

1:20-cv-03345 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Nov. 9, 2020

Case Ongoing

On November 9, 2020, a blind woman incarcerated in the custody of the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) filed this pro se lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. The plaintiff sued CDOC, its Executive Director, and thirteen other staff members. She alleged that defendants violated the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, CRIPA, CDOC Administrative Regulations as well as her constitutional rights to due process under the Fourteenth Amendment and against cruel and unusual…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Duffy v. Riveland

2:92-cv-01596 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Oct. 13, 1992

Closed Date: 2002

In 1992 and 1993, a deaf inmate incarcerated at the Washington State Reformatory at Monroe, Washington, filed two pro se suits in the U.S. District Court for the Western District Of Washington contending that prison officials failed to provide him with a qualified interpreter at prison proceedings in violation of his rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 ("ADA"); the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794 ("RA"); 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (" § 1983"); and Revis…
PRISON CONDITIONS
DOJ ADA investigation of Huron Valley Women's Prison

NA | No Court

Filed Date: 2010

Closed Date: Aug. 2, 2016

This out-of-court investigation of the Huron Valley Correctional Facility was launched in September 2010 by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section. It has examined the treatment of prisoners with disabilities at the all-women's facility, including their medical treatment, mental health treatment, suicide prevention efforts, and nursing care. Huron Valley is a Michigan prison in Ypsilanti Michigan. The DOJ began the investigation by visitin…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Chester County Prison ADA Investigation

DJ 204-62-70 | No Court

Filed Date: 1994

In 1994, a deaf inmate incarcerated at the Chester County Prison filed a complaint with the Department of Justice under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). That inmate alleged that Chester County Prison had not provided him with an interpreter for group therapy sessions and disciplinary hearings. The inmate's mother, who was mobility-impaired, also alleged that the visiting area was not accessible to people unable to climb two flights of stairs. She claimed that the prison…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Bernard v. State of Hawaii

1:02-cv-00367 | U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

Filed Date: June 18, 2002

Closed Date: 2004

On June 18, 2002, deaf inmates filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii against the Public Safety Department of Hawaii, the Hawaii Paroling Authority, and the state of Hawaii. Represented by attorneys from the National Association of the Deaf Law Center and the Levin Education Access Project, the plaintiffs alleged violations of their constitutional rights. Further information about the complaint is unavailable because all of the case…
PRISON CONDITIONS
DOJ ADA Investigation of Utah Department of Corrections

No Court

The Special Litigation section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (“DOJ”) initiated an investigation into the Utah Department of Corrections (“UDOC”) upon receipt of a complaint. The complaint was filed pursuant to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), alleging that UDOC failed to ensure effective communication for inmates with hearing disabilities, thereby denying them participation in educational, vocational, religious and other programs on the basis of…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
CODING IN PROCESS
VOGT v. City of New Albany

4:06-cv-00076 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: May 16, 2006

None
JAIL CONDITIONS
DOJ ADA Investigation of Virginia Regional Jail Authority

No Court

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) initiated an investigation into the Central Virginia Regional Jail (“CVRJ”), run by the Virginia Regional Jail Authority (“VRJA”) following a complaint alleging violations of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The complainant, a deaf individual who uses American Sign Language (“ASL”) to communicate, alleged that VRJA failed to provide a qualified interpreter or any additional aids or services so that she could effectively com…
PRISON CONDITIONS
DOJ ADA Investigation of Vermont Department of Corrections

No Court

The Disability Rights Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (“DOJ”) initiated an investigation into the Vermont Department of Corrections (“VDOC”) following complaints that VDOC failed to provide accessible facilities for incarcerated individuals with mobility disabilities and did not ensure effective communication for individuals with hearing disabilities, contrary to the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with mobilit…
PUBLIC HOUSING
Gautreaux v. HUD [Weaver, Romney, Hills, etc.]

01:66-cv-01460 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Aug. 9, 1966

Closed Date: Aug. 26, 1997

Filed in 1966 and still ongoing as of 2022, this is one of the most significant housing desegregation cases ever, leading to the nation's first desegregative housing mobility voucher program. In collaboration with BPI, the organization that represented the plaintiffs in this case, the Clearinghouse has acquired and posted the full litigation record -- over 2100 documents, all told. A handful "core" documents are set to display here; if you click on "show more" you'll see several dozen more. Hun…