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First Digest Post in a While

Oct 3, 2015deafinprisonorgDigest Posts#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #KeepASLinSchools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Felix Garcia Case, Jean F. Andrews, Pat Bliss

By BitcoDavid We haven’t had a digest post in quite a while, but when enough news happens in a short period of time, it becomes necessary to cover it in a single post. First off, this past Thursday, October 1st was Felix Garcia‘s birthday. Pat Bliss sent me the following: October 1st is Felix’s birthday.

Best Digest Post Ever

Aug 12, 2013deafinprisonorg3 CommentsDigest Posts, News#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Eric Holder, FCC, MadMikesAmerica, Talila Lewis

By BitcoDavid Wow! What a week last week was! Three important milestones took place last week. Some good news is definitely welcome. Up until now, phone companies and the institutions themselves have profited off inmates use of phones. The rates inmates and their families have been charged for calls can be as much as 10

Update: 6/20/2013

Jun 20, 2013deafinprisonorg6 CommentsDigest Posts#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, ABC News, ASL Meetup, BitcoDavid, Bugs Bunny, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Errata, Marsha Graham

By BitcoDavid Here at DeafInPrison.com, we’re not above admitting to a mistake. After all, we make so few of them. But alas, to err is Human. Yesterday, we posted the story of a 12 year-old girl who was denied the right to use ASL on a New Jersey school bus. Well, it turns out that

Super Huge Digest Post – 6/14/2013

Jun 14, 2013deafinprisonorg1 CommentDigest Posts#JusticeForFelix, AlterNet, ASL Meetup, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Marsha Graham, Orange Is the New Black, Piper Kerman, Shanna Groves

By BitcoDavid OK. Spark up a Cohiba and get settled in. Books and Movies We recently did a review of the book, Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman. Well, Netflix is planning a streamed television series based on the book. As many of you may be aware, Netflix is working to position themselves

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

A Mother’s Day Digest Post

May 12, 2013deafinprisonorg1 CommentDigest Posts#JusticeForFelix, AlterNet, Amanda Knox, BitcoDavid, Brooklyn, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, New York Times

By BitcoDavid For starters, I’m a Bozo. I misspelled Appetizer on my last post. I’d have edited it out, but once you publish a post, the title stays permanent. WordPress will repost the edited title as a new post. So, my Bozo moment lives on the Internet, frozen in eternity. Thanks Spellcheck – you’re off

Not Really a Digest Post – Sort of an Apetiser

May 9, 2013deafinprisonorg9 CommentsDigest Posts#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Elton John, James Ridgeway, Jethro Tull, June Cleaver, Moorbey, SolitaryWatch

By BitcoDavid First off, last night’s ASL meetup went well, except that Marsha Graham was not in attendance. Marsha suffered a bad fall yesterday in the early part of the day, and broke her shoulder. She’s currently in the hospital, and the road to recovery looks long and difficult. In order to respect her privacy,

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

Week From Hell – Morphs Into Digest Post

Apr 20, 2013deafinprisonorg5 CommentsDigest Posts#JusticeForFelix, ASL Meetup, BitcoDavid, Boston Marathon, Computer Networking, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Marsha Graham, Mass RMV, Northshore Mall

By BitcoDavid Finally, a post. Let’s start with the fact that today’s 4/20. Those of you who know what that means… know what that means. As I understand it, Denver is embroiled in a huge, high profile celebration of this (very) unofficial, unconventional and controversial holiday. You can say what you want, but I’d be

Digest Post – 4/5/13

Apr 5, 2013deafinprisonorg3 CommentsDigest PostsBitcoDavid, Colorado, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Felix Garcia Case, Florida, H.E.A.R.D., New York Times, Pam Bondi, Pat Bliss

By BitcoDavid Well, our post-a-day streak was broken yesterday, but before you go thinking I dropped the ball, I want you to know I was busy drumming up some Supporter Contributions that will be going up this week. In keeping with our editorial priority list, the first order of business in today’s digest post is