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Suit Seeks to End Long Delays in Mental Health Evaluations for Individuals in Jail

News Release, Published: 
Friday, October 3, 2014
People with mental health disabilities are experiencing lengthy delays in receiving court-ordered competency evaluation and restoration services in criminal cases. The ACLU of Washington, Disability Rights Washington, and allies are seeking an injunction to protect their due process rights.  They should not be warehoused in jail while their conditions deteriorate. 
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Fabio Dworschak: Compelled to Help Others

Published: 
Friday, September 19, 2014
Fabio Dworschak has always felt compelled to help others.  After leaving college in Texas to join the Army as a medic, he became increasingly aware of how many of the people he served with were those on the margins of society – people who did not benefit from the system they voluntarily stepped up to serve.
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Constitution Day: Remembering Our Roots

Published: 
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
In Cambodian Boys Don’t Cry, Rasmey Sam speaks about the horrors of the Khmer Rouge regime and how fortunate he feels being able to attend Cal State San Bernadino. He reflects on how formative those years had been for him, and how he was happy to be able to rebuild his life in the United States.
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