$250,000 Paid By Virginia Jail to Settle Deaf Prisoner Suit
In December 2016, a $250,000 settlement was reached in a lawsuit brought by a deaf prisoner who was effectively unable to communicate during a six-week stay at a jail in Arlington County, Virginia. The suit pushed the sheriff’s office to implement new procedures to accommodate prisoners with disabilities.
Abreham Zemedagegehu, …
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