Editorials Archives - Page 12 of 23

Happy Birthday Miranda

Jun 13, 2013deafinprisonorg1 CommentEditorials, News#JusticeForFelix, Arizona, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Ernesto Miranda, Miranda, Miranda Warning, Right to silence, United States Supreme Court

By BitcoDavid A huge digest post is in the can, for later on today. And I’ve been working on tons of projects offsite, that I think you will find interesting and worthy. But I wanted to get this up in time, and on its own. Today way back in 1966, the SCOTUS ruled for the defendant

In A Prison Times Three

Jun 9, 2013deafinprisonorg7 CommentsEditorials#JusticeForFelix, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Deafness, JeanFAndrews, Prison, Robert Frost, Teacher, To Kill a Mockingbird, YouTube

By Jean F. Andrews While some children learn to read effortlessly and on their own, I had to wait until the first grade. After my teacher taught me the 26 letters of the alphabet with the sounds they make, and taught me 20 to 30 sight words, she handed me a primer, my first book.

“Kissface” the Horse

Jun 5, 2013deafinprisonorg14 CommentsEditorials, News#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Boston, Deaf Culture, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Deafness, Marsha Graham, Police Abuse, Police officer

By BitcoDavid Years ago, I lived in Boston‘s West Fens – a corner of the ghetto area, Roxbury. In those days, Boston police had one of the few mounted police divisions. These cops loved their horses, and saw the posting as a position of honor and dignity. The cops would be assigned to different beats

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

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