Deaf and hard of hearing people serving prison terms are frequently denied basic due process rights and access to rehabilitation programs and prison services because prison administrators fail to understand their communication needs. However, deaf and hard of hearing inmates have constitutional and statutory rights of
Deaf and hard of hearing people serving prison terms are frequently denied basic due process rights and access to rehabilitation programs and prison services because prison administrators fail to understand their communication needs. However, deaf and hard of hearing inmates have constitutional and statutory rights of access in correctional facilities. These rights are providing the impetus for many correctional systems to re-evaluate the services they have 