Communicating Effectively with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Corrections
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990.
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Accessibility
Johnson County Focuses on Accessibility with New $193 Million Courthouse
Accessibility is said to be the focal point of a new courthouse construction project currently underway in Johnson County. According to the Kansas City Star, the $193 million project is currently in the concept and design phase, with a number of partners on board, including the Johnson County commissioners, the City of Olathe, and Olathe’s Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board.
Read MoreReport Shows Prison Population Increases, Decreases
WASHINGTON — The Sentencing Project, a Washington-based research and advocacy group, released new data on April 8 showing incarceration trends across the U.S. Two-thirds of states (34) have experienced at least a modest decline in prison population since 1999, while one third (16) have seen continued increases, according to the study “U.S. Prison Population Trends: Broad Variation Among States in Recent Years.”
Read MoreCourt Gives California Two Years to Lower Prison Population
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Feb. 10, a three-judge panel approved the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s proposal for a two-year extension to Feb. 28, 2016 to reduce the state’s prison population to 137.5 percent capacity. In return, Governor Jerry Brown’s administration promises not to file any more appeals or ask for any more time. This finally ends the back-and-forth deadline extension process between the two sides.
Read MoreCanada’s Prison Numbers and Costs Are Rising
OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s prisons were a little fuller last year, with an almost 1 percent increase in the rate of adults serving time, according to the Toronto Sun.
The cost to run prisons went up to handle it, too.
During the 2010-2011 year, there were approximately 38,000 adults in prison, according to a report by Statistics Canada. Roughly 36 percent were serving sentences of two years or more — a 3 percent increase in the rate of incarceration in federal Canadian penitentiaries over the year before.
Read MoreLonger Stays for Utah Sex Offenders
SALT LAKE CITY — Inmates in Utah are seeing longer stays in the state’s prisons — an average of three months longer behind bars since 2011. The problem is due to an increase of inmates and not enough funding for treatment programs, especially for sex offenders.
Read MoreKansas and Washington Face Overcrowding
TOPEKA, Kan. — States throughout the U.S. are experiencing record high incarceration rates — including Kansas. The state’s Department of Corrections is addressing the issue and working on predicting where more problems could lie in the future.
There are currently 8,635 inmates housed in Kansas and the number continues to grow. The average men’s jail exceeds capacity by over 250 inmates and women’s facilities are reaching capacity quickly.
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