California Fails to Adequately Help Blind and Deaf Prisoners, US Judge Rules By Don Thompson APRIL 12, 2024

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/california-prisons-blind-deaf-technology/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9NLyrfaPgmW5Z_iAwVizFDYMsWYdyzdtncWEeNm_KVFH1lp-TWlcUvr4sa6YAPsCLt6ukeURdZccobXWXUtsZHjm5EbA&_hsmi=302404103&utm_content=302404103&utm_source=hs_email SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thirty years after prisoners with disabilities sued the state of California and 25 years after a federal court first ordered accommodations, a judge found that state prison and parole officials still are not doing enough to help deaf and blind prisoners — in part because they are not using readily available technology such as video recordings and laptop computers.