Posts filed under: criminal justice

April 28
The Baltimore Sun
Baltimore Co. police detective wins $225,000 award in lawsuit
After a six-day trial, a federal jury awarded $225,000 on Wednesday to a Baltimore County police detective who suffered a seizure on the job in 1996.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), criminal justice, employment

March 30
Twin Cities Daily Planet (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Minnesota: Saying "sorry" for treatment of persons with disabilities
Manny Steinman was only a child during the eight years he spent at Faribault State Hospital, but some things he'll never forget.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Olmsted decision, criminal justice, housing, long-term care

March 26
The Orange County (Calif.) Register
Reforms on way for immigration detainees
A mentally retarded Costa Mesa man has been held by immigration officials for nearly five years without a chance to challenge his detention, the American Civil Liberties Union said Friday.
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Filed Under: criminal justice, intellectual disability, psychiatric disability

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