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Pennsylvania Department of Corrections et al. v. Ronald R. Yeskey: prisons and the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, USA.
The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
|January 23, 1999
Abstract:
This article reviews a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that addresses the issue of whether Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which prohibits a public entity from discriminating against a person with a disability due to that individual's disability, applies to inmates in state prisons. Potential ramifications of this important decision are briefly addressed.