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Washington State Supreme Court Holds that Denying Wheelchair-Bound Prisoner Access to Water and Toilet Facilities Violates State Constitution

Loaded on May 1, 2022 by Douglas Ankney published in Prison Legal News May, 2022, page 62
Filed under: Toilets, Water, Americans with Disabilities Act. Location: Washington.

by Doug Ankney

In an opinion issued on October 7, 2021, the Supreme Court of Washington ruled that holding wheelchair-bound prisoner Robert Rufus Williams in a cell that lacked a sink or toilet violated the Washington State Constitution.

The now-79-year old Williams was convicted of multiple offenses, including a brutal ...

 

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