- COVID-19
NDRN Joins Organizations to Urge Congress to Support Incarcerated People in the Fourth COVID-19 Relief Bill
May 5, 2020
The letter urges Congress to include provisions in the fourth COVID-19 relief bill that protect, release, and support reentry of incarcerated people.
Letter - COVID-19
NDRN Launches “Stop The Spread in Jails & Prisons: Know Your Rights during COVID-19” Video
April 21, 2020
Philip Fornaci, a staff attorney at the National Disability Rights Network, is joined in this video by Talib Shakir, a formerly incarcerated individual. Check out their message for ways to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in jails, prisons and detention centers across the country.
General - Justice System
NDRN Joins Amicus in Solitary Confinement Case
April 20, 2020
NDRN signed onto an amicus in a case involving a capital murder case for a minor who had been mostly kept in solitary confinement after an earlier conviction.
Amicus Brief - COVID-19
Children Should Not Remain Incarcerated Simply Because of a Disability
April 13, 2020
Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agencies are monitoring juvenile detention facilities and contacting state governments about release plans.
Statement - COVID-19
Disability Groups Call for Release of Prisoners with Disabilities Vulnerable to COVID-19
April 6, 2020
NDRN calls on state and local officials to ensure that people with disabilities are not left behind in crowded and unsanitary conditions in our nation’s jails and prisons while others are being released.
Press Release