Language Access Complaint Triggers Ruling Against MPD

The first language access complaint filed by the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center triggered an historic ruling against the MPD requiring the agency to take several concrete steps over the next three months to train staff members and implement a language access plan. The complaint was filed on behalf of Jong Yeol Lee, a Korean-speaking man who was mistakenly arrested and incarceration in Virginia and D.C. for several days without access to an interpreter.

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