The ACLU has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking an injunction directing the Georgia Department of Community Supervision to immediately provide qualified American Sign Language interpreters, auxiliary aids and services, and reasonable modifications to deaf and hard of hearing individuals on probation or parole.
The Georgia Department of Community Supervision has repeatedly and consistently violated the rights of deaf people on probation and parole, simply because they are deaf. The department’s refusal to provide communication access — as federal law specifically requires — leaves deaf people unable to understand the complex rules and requirements of their probation or parole, putting them at constant risk of incarceration.
Updates:
- Joint Motion to Appoint Magistrate Judge as Mediator filed 1/31/23
- Mediation scheduled 3/2/23