HEARD has reported on systemic abuse of deaf, deaf-blind, blind, elderly and disabled prisoners in the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC). HEARD’s efforts have helped initiate a formal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice that as of the writing of this petition is still ongoing. Sadly, the Florida Department of Corrections still has not addressed widespread abuse of prisoners with disabilities. In fact, abuse has worsened, and the DOC has blocked HEARD’s incoming and outgoing mail, and proposed a rule that, if adopted, would ban prisoners and their advocates from maintaining an Internet presence on any website.
HEARD Report on Abuse of Deaf Prisoners in Florida
Apr 26, 2016 |