Justice System

Reform For All

People with disabilities too often find an absence of justice in a system that ignores their needs. NDRN believes every American has the right to access our nation's justice system. NDRN and the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Network work to improve conditions in correctional institutions and during the re-entry process that address disability-related issues.

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Probation Referral: A Model for Diversion of Children and Youth with Disabilities from the Juvenile Justice System

The report describes strategies to prevent mis-incarceration of children with disabilities who end up in the correctional system, after they are failed by other systems.

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    NDRN Opposes the Internment of Refugee Children

    September 19, 2018

    WASHINGTON – Internment is a strong word with powerful associations. It is an appropriate one to use when a large number of people from the same region, who are disfavored by those in power, are being held in camps, tents, and institutions.

    Press Release
  • Justice System

    NDRN Joins Amicus in Solitary Confinement Case

    September 10, 2018

    After many extensions granted to the state, NDRN joined the ACLU in an amicus brief to the Nebraska Supreme Court arguing that a sentencing panel erred when it refused to consider the effects of long term solitary confinement as mitigation during a sentencing process that resulted in the death…

    Amicus Brief
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    Disability Rights Agencies Monitoring Facilities Holding Children Separated from Families at Border

    August 16, 2018

    WASHINGTON – The nationwide network of disability rights agencies known as the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) System have begun independent monitoring of facilities holding children who were separated from their families while crossing the United States border.

    Press Release