Disability Law Center v. Dennehy
March 8, 2007 The lawsuit, Disability Law Center v. Dennehy, was filed March 8, 2007. The Massachusetts-based Disability Law Center alleged that prisoners with serious mental illness were held in segregation and isolated in their cells for up to 23 hours daily. The plaintiffs said the practice violated the Constitutional prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment as well as the Americans with Disabilities Act. At the time the lawsuit was filed, about 500 inmates were held in segregation. Download the Report . . .
