Colorado Settles Class Action Prison Disability Discrimination Suit For Over $3 Million

Loaded on July 15, 2007 published in Verdict1 July, 2007, page 12

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Attorney Misconduct, Attorneys General, Damages, Settlements, Special Masters, Federal Statutory Law, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Eleventh Amendment Immunity. Location: Colorado.

The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) has settled a class action disability discrimination suit over accessibility inside its state prisons for prisoners with impairments in mobility, hearing, sight and for diabetics. Over $3 million will be spent on accessibility renovations and $252,300 in awards, fees and costs. Individual claims from ...

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