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She Still Doesn’t Like Mondays

Jun 4, 2013deafinprisonorg6 CommentsEditorials#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Boomtown Rats, Brenda Ann Spencer, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Prison, San Diego, School to Prison Pipeline, Virginia Tech

By BitcoDavid Rarely but occasionally, my many favorite subjects coincide to form a great story. In this case, they would be history, music and crime. In a piece for MadMike’s America, I was reminded of the tale of Brenda Ann Spencer, the 16 year-old girl who didn’t like Mondays, and hence shot the whole day

Picture Glossaries in Jail: Do They Work?

Jun 4, 2013deafinprisonorg2 CommentsEditorials#JusticeForFelix, ASL, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, English as a second or foreign language, Hearing impairment, JeanFAndrews, Language interpretation, Prison, Prison officer

By Jean F. Andrews “A picture is worth a thousand words. ” While this is true most of the time such as in family and nature photography, pictures don’t tell the whole story for the Deaf or ELL (English as a Second Language) offender. To address their language needs, jail and prisons officials are hiring

Jun 3, 2013deafinprisonorgEditorials, Humor#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, California, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Los Angeles Police Department, Lucia Roberts, Police, White House

By BitcoDavid Here’s a joke. The President decides to stage a contest to determine which among the FBI, the CIA and the LAPD is the best law enforcement organization. He informs the three, that their challenge is to find a rabbit in the woods. A month goes by, and the President calls representatives from each

First Digest Post of Summer – June 2nd

Jun 2, 2013deafinprisonorg3 CommentsDigest Posts, Embeded Files#JusticeForFelix, ABC Family, American Civil Liberties Union, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, East Mississippi Correctional Facility, Management & Training Corporation, Moorbey'z Blog

By BitcoDavid I promised Moorbey I’d reblog this petition, so here it belatedly is. Reblogged from Moorbey’z Blog: Dear Friends and Supporters: One month ago I made a request for compassionate release which was honored by the warden at Carswell Federal Medical Center. Today the papers are still on a desk in Washington, D.C. even

May 2013 at DeafInPrison.com

Jun 1, 2013deafinprisonorg17 CommentsAdministrative Information, Embeded Files#JusticeForFelix, #StopHearingLossBullying, ASL, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Felix Garcia Case, Lashonn White, Shanna Groves, Write for Us

By BitcoDavid [scribd id=145126488 key=key-qfphx8a96an5fwlexcn mode=scroll] BitcoDavid is a blogger and a blog site consultant. In former lives, he was an audio engineer, a videographer, a teacher – even a cab driver. He is an avid health and fitness enthusiast and a Pro/Am boxer. He has spent years working with diet and exercise to combat

LockUp / X’ed Out: A Video Documentary

May 31, 2013deafinprisonorg9 CommentsEmbeded Files, ReBlogs, Video#JusticeForFelix, Aryan Nation, BGTV, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, MSNBC, Prison gangs, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, YouTube

By BitcoDavid This video was originally aired on MSNBC, but I found it on BGTV. I can’t caption it, because it’s 45 minutes long, but it’s a YouTube embed, so you can use their automated CC button if you need captioning. BitcoDavid is a blogger and a blog site consultant. In former lives, he was

Newest Weapon in War on Drugs? Special-Ed Kids

May 29, 2013deafinprisonorg4 CommentsNews#JusticeForFelix, AlterNet, BitcoDavid, California, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Press Enterprise, Special education, Temecula Valley Unified School District, War on Drugs

By BitcoDavid AlterNet reports that a California school administrator forced a Special-Education student to buy marijuana from a teenaged suspect, for a police sting. The boy is now the subject of bullying, violence and threats, and his parents are suing the district. In a complaint filed against the Temecula Valley Unified School District this month,

Amazing ASL Video Informs About Domestic Abuse

May 29, 2013deafinprisonorg19 CommentsEmbeded Files, VideoASL, Bellamie Harvard, BitcoDavid, Deaf Culture, Deaf in Prison, DeafHope, DeafInPrison.com, Domestic Violence, The Broken Phoenix, YouTube

By BitcoDavid This video, originally posted to YouTube by DeafHope, was featured on Bellamie Harvard’s The Broken Phoenix Blog. Not only is the message powerful and enlightening – but the Sign is beautiful. Maybe someday, I’ll be able to sign this well. BitcoDavid is a blogger and a blog site consultant. In former lives, he

Juvenile Delinquency: Ways of Solution

May 27, 2013deafinprisonorg3 CommentsSupporter Contributions#JusticeForFelix, Adolescence, BitcoDavid, Children Youth and Family, Crime, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Juvenile delinquency, Paul Smith, Substance dependence

By Supporter Contributor Paul Smith [Editor’s Note: As regular readers of DeafInPrison.com are aware, we are always on the lookout for writers and contributors who want to support our work – as we support theirs. If you have an opinion on any of our topics – even an opposing one to our own, please contact

Stop Hearing Loss Bullying Video Now Online

May 25, 2013deafinprisonorg31 CommentsUncategorized#JusticeForFelix, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf Culture, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Lipreading Mom, Quentin Tarantino, Shanna Groves, Video

By BitcoDavid I was chatting over a plate of Edamame, with my good friend Quentin Tarantino the other day, when he said, “BitcoDavid – dude! You did such a great job on Shanna Groves’ Stop Hearing Loss Bullying campaign video, I’m totally jealous of your immense talent.” Well, all kidding aside – I’m deeply grateful