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Digest Post 5/3

May 3, 2013deafinprisonorg4 CommentsUncategorized#JusticeForFelix, AlterNet, BitcoDavid, Corrections Corporation of America, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Digest Posts, New Jersey, New York Times, Washington Post

By BitcoDavid OK, today’s digest post is huge. Let me start with a quick anecdote vis-à-vis this ear bud thing. A woman who fights at my gym, Kim – for whom I have a great deal of respect – is involved with the Team Blood project, and therefore contributes to numerous charities. She’s been holding

Them Hearies; Who Can Figure ‘Em?

May 2, 2013deafinprisonorg6 CommentsEditorials#JusticeForFelix, AnotherBoomerBlog, ASL, BitcoDavid, Deaf Culture, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Hard of Hearing, HoH Community, Marsha Graham

By BitcoDavid Marsha Graham raised an interesting point, this morning. In a post on her site, she asked why Hearies often leave the TV blaring in the background, while attempting an important business call. I responded as best I could with a comment. The above links will take you to her original post, and my

ASL Meetup 2

May 2, 2013deafinprisonorg13 CommentsUncategorized

By BitcoDavid This is the first live blog, testing my new newsbridge Internet setup. I’m here, the baby signer, and I’ve just learned week, power, computer, remember, and I can count to 100. It’s harder than you would think, but I’m picking it up. I’m determined to learn. Marsha Graham is very helpful, and she’s loaned

April at DeafInPrison.com

May 1, 2013deafinprisonorg19 CommentsEmbeded Files#JusticeForFelix, ASL Meetup, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Lipreading Mom, Live Blogging, Marsha Graham, Red Sox, Supporter Contributions

By BitcoDavid [scribd id=138924950 key=key-2f9bnjhd5j5e2x77gezx 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

H.E.A.R.D. Sends Letter to Editors of Major Fla. Papers

Apr 30, 2013deafinprisonorg5 CommentsPetitions#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, Deafblindness, DeafInPrison.com, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Florida Department of Corrections, H.E.A.R.D., Sexual abuse, Talila Lewis

By BitcoDavid Talila Lewis of Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf, composed and sent the following letter. Dear Editor: The abuse experienced by deaf prisoners housed in the Florida Department of Corrections defies imagination. Our most vulnerable prisoners–those who are deaf, deaf-blind, blind, elderly and mentally and physically disabled–are the victims of extreme

Most Influential Blogger Award

Apr 29, 2013deafinprisonorg19 CommentsAwards and Accolades#JusticeForFelix, anniversaries, BitcoDavid, Blogging, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Followed Blogs, Moorbey'z Blog

By BitcoDavid Moorbey’z Blog – who by the way, is celebrating their 3rd anniversary – has honored DeafInPrison.com with the Most Influential Blogger award. The rules are pretty simple. All we have to do is nominate 12 other bloggers and link to them. Although, I can’t know, I tried to nominate sites that haven’t already

Embed: DOJ’s 71ppg PDF on Serial Murder

Apr 28, 2013deafinprisonorg3 CommentsEmbeded Files#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, DSM, Murder, Serial killer, Spree killer, Thrill Killers, United States Department of Justice

By BitcoDavid Several years ago, I did a paper on the differences between the 3 major types of mass murderers. Serial Killers, Spree Killers and Thrill Killers. The terms are not interchangeable – the three types have succinctly different motivations, methodologies and pathologies. Research for that piece came from the DSM-IV, and from the

So Long CISPA!!!

Apr 27, 2013deafinprisonorg4 CommentsEditorials#JusticeForFelix, Barack Obama, BitcoDavid, CISPA, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Martial Law, Senate, Ziff Davis

By BitcoDavid Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out! Ziff Davis among others, is reporting that the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA is dead in the Senate. Apparently, the bill contained insufficient privacy protections. This site, joined 900 others in a protest of the bill this

Post Birthday Digest Post

Apr 26, 2013deafinprisonorg6 CommentsDigest PostsAlterNet, BitcoDavid, Boston Marathon, CNN, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Facebook, Lipreading Mom, Shanna Groves, Washington Post

By BitcoDavid Yes, you read that right. I’m 56 years old (going on 35). Jack’s birthday is tomorrow. He’ll be 4. You look at his pics, and you think, awww – such a punim. But see, Jack’s days as a puppy were not good ones. He was born into a Georgia dog fighting ring, and

Coping With Innocence After Death Row

Apr 24, 2013deafinprisonorg1 CommentSupporter Contributions#JusticeForFelix, Adobe PDF, AnotherBoomerBlog, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, DNA, Embedded Media, Exoneration, Innocence, Marsha Graham

By Marsha Graham The following embedded PDF written by by Saundra D. Westervelt and Kimberly J. Cook, examines the struggles of exonerated inmates, as they attempt to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. [scribd id=137765917 key=key-144nimprbujdqbyovbs5 mode=scroll] Marsha Graham is the driving force behind several blogs, among them AnotherBoomerBlog. She is a good