- 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 - COVID-19
Minnesota Disability Law Center Releases Fact Sheet on Court Access During the Coronavirus Pandemic
April 20, 2020
The Minnesota P&A covers court access for people with disabilities amid the Coronavirus pandemic in this fact sheet.
Fact Sheet - COVID-19
NDRN Among Over 40 Organization to Oppose Any Effort to Add Private School Vouchers to the Next COVID-19 Relief Bill
April 20, 2020
The letter expresses opposition to any effort to insert a new private school voucher program, including a proposal announced by Secretary DeVos to provide "microgrants" to students, in the next COVID-19 relief package.
Letter - 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 - Census
NDRN Urges Self-Response to the 2020 Census During COVID-19 Pandemic
April 20, 2020
Self-response is still ongoing and can often be done from home.
Statement