[blindlaw] blind or visually impaired prisoners residing in solitary confinement

[Deepa Goraya]

great thank you.

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> On Oct 29, 2015, at 12:42 AM, Charles Krugman via blindlaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Deepa
> I have edited and forwarded this to a national prisoner rights list serve that I belong to so there may be some responses.
> Chuck Krugman, MSW Paralegal
> 1237 P Street
> Fresno ca 93721
> 559-266-9237
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Deepa Goraya via blindlaw
> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 1:59 PM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Deepa Goraya
> Subject: [blindlaw] blind or visually impaired prisoners residing insolitary confinement
> 
> A message from Jamelia Morgan from the ACLU.
> 
> Hello All:
> 
> As the new Arthur Liman Fellow at the ACLU National Prison Project,
> I’ll be leading the research and advocacy on the use of solitary
> confinement on physically disabled prisoners.  This is a population
> that is often marginalized in prisons and jails.  Although data on the
> exact numbers of individuals in prisons and jails is difficult to
> locate, estimates indicate that as many as 26% of state prisoners
> report possessing a hearing or visual impairment or physical
> disability. Furthermore, as the prison population ages, research
> indicates that the number of prisoners living with physical
> disabilities will increase significantly.  These problems in the
> general prison population are magnified in isolation.
> 
> My project’s overarching goals are to uncover what is happening,
> formulate actions to stop the use of isolation on individuals with
> disabilities, and prevent the use of this practice from expanding with
> proactive advocacy and public education, and possibly litigation.  To
> support that effort, we are collecting stories of blind or visually
> impaired prisoners residing in solitary confinement for a human rights
> report that will raise public awareness of the issue. If you know a
> blind or visually impaired prisoner residing in solitary confinement,
> in the past or at present, please fill out the form found here.
> 
> If you have any questions, please contact Jamelia Morgan at jmorgan at aclu.org.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Jamelia Morgan
> Arthur Liman Fellow
> ACLU National Prison Project
> 
> Deepa
> 
> Deepinder K. Goraya, ESQ.
> 
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