Past Seminars
Seminar 14: Abuse Against People with Mental and/or Developmental Disabilities Part 2: Jails, Prisons, and Law Enforcement
This Seminar discussed the psychological and legal implications of abuse against people with mental and/or developmental disabilities in prisons, jails, and law enforcement settings.
Segment 1 – Prisoner Abuse, Part 1: https://youtu.be/RwTcpnvC64o
Segment 2 – Prisoner Abuse, Part 2: https://youtu.be/HxlXLFWeANA
Segment 3 – Prisoner Abuse, Part 3: https://youtu.be/wDGzPfApoY8
See Complete Seminar: Abuse Against People with Mental and/or Developmental Disabilities Part 2: Prisons, Jails, and Law Enforcement
This Seminar was held on November 10, 2014 at the Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, California.
Speakers
Dr. John Dusay, Board Certified Psychiatrist, San Francisco, CA
Thomas Nolan, Esq., Associate, Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld, LLP, San Francisco, CA
Lee Todd, Consumer, San Francisco, CA
Moderated by People With Disabilities Foundation
Seminar Handouts and News Articles: (uploads and links in progress)
Coleman v. Wilson, 912 F. Supp. 1282 (E.D.Cal. 1995)
Coleman v. Brown CIV. S-90-520 LKK/DAD (PC) (E.D. Cal. Apr. 10, 2014)
Coleman v. Brown CIV. S-90-520 LKK/DAD (PC) (E.D. Cal. Aug. 29, 2014)
Stanford Law School Report: When did prisons become acceptable mental healthcare facilities?
CBS Sacramento: “Video Shows Guards Pepper Spraying Mentally Ill Inmates in California Prisons”
Los Angeles Times: “Tapes show inmates forced from cells by guards using pepper spray”