Justice Department finds police have difficulty dealing with the mentally ill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department lawyers investigating police agencies for claims of racial discrimination and excessive force are increasingly turning up a different problem: officers'...
View ArticleA third of US inmates suffer abuse and neglect because prisons don't take...
Prisons across the U.S. routinely flout the Americans With Disabilities Act, subjecting thousands of inmates with physical and mental health problems to painful and sometimes humiliating conditions,...
View ArticleFormer students speak out against a Pittsburgh-area university's self-injury...
Editor's note: Chatham University President David Finegold issued a statement to the student body Wednesday afternoon announcing the creation of a task force to review and recommend action on the...
View ArticleWheelchair-bound protesters dragged out of congressional hearing
Protesters were arrested and removed from a hearing at the US Capitol on Tuesday. The Rules Committee was considering legislation that reforms the Americans with Disabilities Act, which the House is...
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