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DRA, DecARcerate release report on solitary confinement in Arkansas

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...

Speak Up Arkansas sheds light on the horrors of solitary confinement

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...

Lawyers, formerly incarcerated people and their families speak out

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...

DRA, other civil rights lawyers file complaint against state officials over COVID-19 outbreaks in Arkansas state prisons

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...

Have Prisons and Jails Simply Replaced Institutions in Warehousing People with Mental Illness and Cognitive Disabilities?

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...

Making Hard Time Harder: Programmatic Accommodations for Inmates with Disabilities Under the Americans with Disabilities Act

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,...

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