Disability Rights and the Criminal Legal System
The ACLU 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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Our Veterans Need Support, Not Incarceration
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For People with Disabilities on Parole and Probation, Accessible Communication is Essential
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Case Seeking Communication Access for Deaf People on Parole and Probation in Georgia Proceeds
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Three Ways We're Fighting for Disability Rights in Courtrooms Across the Country
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What's at Stake
The ACLU 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 ACLU 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.
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