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Government

Nov. 17, 2012

Alameda County jail accused of discriminating against disabled inmates

Dublin-based Santa Rita Jail is the target of a lawsuit filed Thursday in Alameda County Superior Court alleging the jail discriminates against inmates against disabilities.

By Saul Sugarman
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Dublin-based Santa Rita Jail is the target of a lawsuit filed Thursday in Alameda County Superior Court alleging the jail discriminates against inmates against disabilities. The lawsuit, filed by the nonprofit group Disabilities Rights Advocates, accuses the Alameda County Sheriff's Office of routinely denying disabled inmates cells, toilets and showers they can access. The "systemic and long-term discrimination," the complaint sta...

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