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WA Corrections Dept. agrees to pay $300,000 settlement in class action lawsuit.
Disability Discrimination
Olympia, WA: (May-22-08) A class action lawsuit was brought against the state Corrections Department, alleging that it did not provide disabled offenders with equal access to work-release sites. The suit was brought by lead plaintiff Rickey Peralez, an arthritis sufferer, who stated in his 2006 suit that he was denied work release at a site in Tacoma because he used a wheelchair and couldn't climb stairs to the second-floor dormitory.As part of a settlement reached in the case, state Corrections Department announced that it will pay about $300,000 to resolve the class action allegations. $30,000 will go to the main plaintiff and $1,800 each to 166 offenders who were part of lawsuit. Additionally, the Department said that it will also change the way it assigns inmates to work-release facilities, and will pay lawyer's fees as determined by US District Court. [SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER: WA CORRECTIONS DEPT SETTLES CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT]
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