Your Rights as a Parolee with a Disability

PRACTICAL TIP IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY INCARCERATED, PREPARING FOR RELEASE, AND requirE A device for YOUR disability:

The prison staff may fail to give you the device you need for your disability when you are released. If this happens to you, inform your parole agent immediately and file a disability-related appeal on CDCR Form 1824 (read more about this special appeals process on PG. 187).

  1. I have a disability. do I have the right to get accommodations for my disability while I am on parole?

  2. How will my parole agent know about my disability and my related special needs?

  3. In general, what accommodations must Parole make for people with disabilities?

  4. Parole is not accommodating my disability, and I am not getting fair treatment or equal access to Parole services or programs. What can I do?

  5. During a parole revocation hearing, do I have rights to accommodations for my disability?