- The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed the lawsuit charging Clark County Detention Center staff with disability discrimination against a person who is deaf. The lawsuit says the police violated the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act.
- Even though the lawsuit is about one person, the ACLU says it’s a bigger problem, and they want the jail to change how they do things.
- The detention center doesn’t provide things like qualified sign language interpreters and video phones for people in custody who are hard of hearing or deaf so they can communicate well.
- Christopher Jones, the person in the lawsuit, is deaf and uses American Sign Language. The police department did not provide him with the communication accommodations he needed.
Lawsuit against Nevada Detention Center for ongoing mistreatment of people who are deaf
Posted on January 17, 2024