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Justice Department Reaches Agreement with City of Baltimore to Reform Police Department's Unconstitutional Practices (1/12/17)

Justice Department Announces Findings of Investigation into Baltimore Police Department (8/10/16)

Justice Department Finds that Nevada Discriminates Against Inmates with HIV and Inmates with Other Disabilities (6/20/16)

Justice Department Reaches Settlement Agreement with Columbia, South Carolina, Police Department to Ensure Communication Access for Persons with Hearing Disabilities (5/3/16)

Justice Department Reaches Settlement with the County of Erie, New York to Prevent Disability Discrimination at the Erie County Jail (12/23/14)

Justice Department Settles with South Carolina Department of Corrections to End Discrimination Against Inmates with HIV (9/30/13)

Justice Department Reaches Settlement with the City of Henderson, Nevada to Improve Law Enforcement Communications with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (8/5/13)

Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Two Colorado Law Enforcement Agencies to Improve Communication with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (3/21/13)

Justice Department Enters Agreement with Alameda County, California, Sherriff to Guarantee Effective Communication for Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (2/2/10)

Speeches

Head of the Civil Rights Division Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks at Press Conference Announcing Findings of Investigation into Baltimore Police Department (8/10/16)

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Eve Hill of the Civil Rights Division Delivers Remarks at the White House Forum on Criminal Justice Reform and People With Disabilities (7/18/16)

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Eve Hill of the Civil Rights Division Delivers Remarks at the White House Forum on Criminal Justice Reform and People With Disabilities (7/18/16)

Head of the Civil Rights Division Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks at the National Disability Rights Network’s Annual Conference (6/16/16)