Disability Rights and the Criminal Legal System
The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵworks 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.
The Latest
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Incarceration Should Not be a Death Sentence for Individuals Who Use Opioids
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Judge Orders Supervision System in Washington, D.C. to Accommodate People with Disabilities
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Mathis v. United States Parole Commission
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Class-Action Lawsuit Challenges Discriminatory Post-Conviction Supervision System in Washington, D.C.
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What's at Stake
The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵsupports 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 ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵsupports 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.