THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH GAVE RISE TO THE ARMSTRONG INJUNCTION

SPECIFIC INCIDENTS:

• Some prisoners who use wheelchairs have had to crawl up stairs to get to hearings 

• Mentally retarded prisoners who cannot spell their names have waived their right to a hearing

• A blind parolee was denied access to information at his hearings because he could not see documents

• Hearing impaired prisoners who normally express themselves by using sign language had their hands shackled at their hearings making such communication impossible
  

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