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Cindy the Pooch – Public Enemy

Jun 9, 2013deafinprisonorg2 CommentsNews#JusticeForFelix, AlterNet, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Dog, Saving Private Ryan, Straight Edge, SWAT, War on Drugs

By BitcoDavid We have to stop this. The latest victim in the failed war on drugs is a veteran’s dog. AlterNet reports that on Monday, June 3rd, another military commando SWAT team, armed with – among the tear gas grenades and AK47s – a search warrant for the wrong address, shot and killed an Iraq

“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

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

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,

Broken Sign: Important Announcement from BitcoDavid

May 22, 2013deafinprisonorg17 CommentsEvents, Job Opportunities#JusticeForFelix, ASL, BitcoDavid, Deaf Culture, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, U.S. Prisons, Video, Video Relay Service

By BitcoDavid I must admit, I learned this the same way a Japanese rock singer learns an American song. Nonetheless, I’m pretty proud of myself. [wpvideo admbd9B9] If you would be interested in doing this, use the contact form below. Please hurry, the window of opportunity is closing fast. Shooting is scheduled for the 1st

Rockstar Talila Lewis Gets Op-Ed in Major Newspaper

May 21, 2013deafinprisonorg23 CommentsNews#JusticeForFelix, Americans with Disabilities Act, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Florida, H.E.A.R.D., South Florida Sun Sentinel, Talila Lewis, Tomoka CI

By BitcoDavid Talila Lewis from HEARD, wrote a piece that was featured in the South Florida Sun Sentinel. It’s an important article, because it singles out Tomoka – which is where Felix Garcia is unjustly serving time. Although this article refers to some horrible mistreatment of Deaf inmates, Felix has reported that he’s actually much

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