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  2. Potter County approves agreement to send some inmates to Deaf ...

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    With its jail population reaching 85% capacity, the Potter County Commissioners' Court unanimously approved a contract to house inmates with Deaf Smith County during its regular meeting Monday.

  3. Lawsuit: Georgia Denies Equal Access for Deaf Inmates - AOL

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    A complaint filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia accuses three state agencies of failing to provide deaf and partially deaf inmates, probationers and parolees with interpreters ...

  4. Clark County Jail settles lawsuit with deaf woman who was ...

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    Jul. 15—The Clark County Jail will pay a $25,000 settlement to a deaf woman who sued for discrimination after she was not given services or auxiliary aids, in accordance with the Americans with ...

  5. Murder of Darlene VanderGiesen - Wikipedia

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    Initially, fears spread amongst the local deaf community that VanderGiesen had been targeted due to her deafness. [9] A vigil was held for VanderGiesen following the announcement of her death. [30] VanderGiesen was buried in her hometown of Rock Valley, Iowa. [6] In 2009, the VanderGiesen family published a book about Darlene's life.

  6. Minnesota Correctional Facility – Faribault - Wikipedia

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    As of March 2023, it had an adult inmate population of about 2,000 men, [2] making it the largest prison in Minnesota by population. The facility is built on land the state has managed and maintained since 1879 when it was founded as, "Minnesota Experimental School for the Feeble Minded." This included children who were, "Deaf and Dumb and the ...

  7. Deaf history - Wikipedia

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    District of Columbia (2015), Ketanji Brown Jackson of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the D.C. Department of Corrections violated the rights of a deaf inmate under the Americans with Disabilities Act because jail officials failed to provide the inmate with reasonable accommodations, or to assess his need ...

  8. Man gets life without parole in 'axe murder' and Baltimore ...

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    After Staron, 35, had been charged in an apparently random stabbing attack, jail administrators housed him in a cell with Javarick Gantt, a deaf man facing relatively minor charges who relied on ...

  9. NEADS Inc. - Wikipedia

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    NEADS partners with six correctional facilities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, where inmates train the dogs for one to two years. As early as 16 weeks, puppies live, train, and bond with inmates. NEADS trainers visit the facilities once a week to teach the inmates how to train their puppies, and to monitor progress. [2] [3]