John Walker v. Donald N. Snyder Jr., Director, Illinois Department of Corrections

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 2000-05-16

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EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge. John Walker has no vision in his right eye and poor vision in his left — though with corrective lenses, bright light, and concentration he can read. Since 1993 Walker has been imprisoned by Illinois for residential burglary, and he wants the state to accommodate his condition in several ways: books on tape, a brightly lit cell to himself (so that he can read…

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