Disability Rights and the Criminal Legal System
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
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³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Urges Appeals Court to Reverse Dismissal of Case Challenging Deprival of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder
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Jonathan DiFraia v. Kevin Ransom
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³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Joins Appeal of Incarcerated Woman Shackled During Childbirth and Deprived of Medication
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Incarceration Should Not be a Death Sentence for Individuals Who Use Opioids
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What's at Stake
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ supports reducing the use of the United States’ jail and prison systems to warehouse people with mental and physical disabilities. We support efforts within the criminal legal system to identify and work with a person’s disability in rehabilitative efforts.
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ supports reducing the use of the United States’ jail and prison systems to warehouse people with mental and physical disabilities. We support efforts within the criminal legal system to identify and work with a person’s disability in rehabilitative efforts.