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| Lawsuit Filed By Deaf Inmate |
| By washingtonpost.com |
| Published: 01/11/2011 |
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A federal inmate from the District who is deaf has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, saying that the agency has jeopardized his safety and violated his rights by failing to provide him with communications aids that he needs. David Bryant, who is serving a 99-year sentence for rape, says he was punished by staff for ignoring instructions that he couldn't hear and that he was attacked by other inmates when he tried to activate the closed-captioning function on a communal television. Bryant, 46, cannot understand spoken conversation and communicates through American Sign Language, according to his lawsuit, which was filed Friday. Read More. |
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