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NY DOC Agrees to Comply with A.D.A.
Loaded on Oct. 15, 2005
published in Prison Legal News
October, 2005, page 28
The New York City Department of Corrections (NYDOC) on Rikers Island has entered into a voluntary compliance agreement that requires it to comply with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). A NYDOC prisoner filed a complaint with the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, causing that ...
Filed under:
Deaf Prisoners,
Settlements,
Federal Statutory Law,
Americans with Disabilities Act.
Location:
New York.
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