by Kerri Michael | Jan 8, 2021 | Archives, Featured, Jails & Prisons
Decarcerate and Disability Rights Arkansas announce the release of our report on the Arkansas Department of Correction’s use of solitary confinement. Read the report here: bit.ly/solitaryreport Here are the major findings: ADC’s use of solitary is the highest in...
by Kerri Michael | Dec 16, 2020 | Archives, Featured, Jails & Prisons, PAIMI Council, Public Policy
Nine out of ten people who spend time in prison in Arkansas eventually return home to their communities to begin a new life. And what happens in prison doesn’t necessarily stay in prison: a person who is released to begin anew brings with him or her the cumulative...
by Kerri Michael | Aug 19, 2020 | Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation, Featured, Jails & Prisons, News
Earlier this year, Disability Rights Arkansas joined the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the ACLU of Arkansas, and the law firm of Squire Patton Boggs to file a lawsuit against Governor Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Department of Corrections officials on...
by Kerri Michael | Apr 21, 2020 | Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation, Featured, Jails & Prisons, News
LITTLE ROCK – Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the law firm Squire Patton Boggs, Disability Rights Arkansas, and American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas filed an emergency complaint against Governor Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas...
by Susan Pierce | Jul 26, 2016 | Accessibility, Community, Jails & Prisons, Mental Health, News
In what was widely regarded as a positive development in the United States, the number of individuals residing in institutions plunged from nearly 560,000 in 1955 to approximately 70,000 in 1994. Unfortunately, this move was not followed by sufficient community...
by Susan Pierce | Jun 22, 2016 | Archives, Featured, Jails & Prisons, News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tom Masseau or Debra Poulin – 501-296-1775 See www.AVIDprisonproject.org June 22, 2016 Little Rock, Arkansas – More than 600,000 inmates with disabilities in prisons across the country spend more time in prison,...
