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Prevalence of False Confessions in the US

Nov 19, 2015deafinprisonorgSupporter Contributions#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #KeepASLinSchools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Carli Leavitt, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Exoneration, False Confessions

By Supporter Contributor Carli Leavitt In 2010, Stephen Brodie, who is deaf, was exonerated after serving 20 years in prison for child sex abuse. The 5-year-old victim explained that her attacker had a “strange voice” which eventually lead police to Brodie. He was interrogated for over 18 hours, oftentimes without a sign language interpreter present.

ASL Immersion Learning at Northeastern

Nov 15, 2015deafinprisonorg3 CommentsASL, Editorials, Events#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #KeepASLinSchools, #StopHearingLossBullying, American Sign Language, BitcoDavid, Deaf Culture, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Northeastern University

By BitcoDavid My Sign tutor recommended I watch the following video. It offers a unique insight into Deaf culture and the problems associated with intercommunication between our two languages, English and ASL. I had hoped to embed the video, but the original publisher blocked embedding on their YouTube page. Below please find the link to

An ABC Story

Oct 23, 2015deafinprisonorg5 CommentsASL, Humor, Video#JusticeForFelix, #KeepASLinSchools, #StopHearingLossBullying, ABC Stories in ASL, ASL Learners by DeafInPrison.com, BitcoDavid, Deaf Culture, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Embedded Media

By BitcoDavid There are two essential reasons why it is harder to learn ASL as a second language, than spoken languages. First, Sign is a conceptual language rather than a symbolic one. The word table, in English, doesn’t mean a thing with four legs that sits in your kitchen. That would be your dog or

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.

A Quick Update

Sep 17, 2015deafinprisonorgEvents, News#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #KeepASLinSchools, #StopHearingLossBullying, American Sign Language, Deaf Culture, Deaf education, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Jean F. Andrews

By Jean F. Andrews Recently, I covered the International Congress on the Education of the Deaf, in Greece. Here’s an update on that story. In the Maryland Bulletin (Spring, 2015, p. 12), James E. Tucker, Superintent of the Maryland School for the deaf in Frederick, Maryland wrote about the recent lack of sign language interpreters

!!!100,000 Views!!!

Sep 2, 2015deafinprisonorgAdministrative Information, Awards and Accolades#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #KeepASLinSchools, #StopHearingLossBullying, 000 Views, 100, American Sign Language, Barkin' in the tall grass, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com

By BitcoDavid I made this graphic to commemorate our 100,000 views. It’s taken us almost 4 years to do. In that time, our 7 authors and numerous supporter contributors have created 573 posts. We’ve reached 43,000 individual visitors, and our message has been seen at least once in every country on Earth. Now, we’re officially

Another Move Another Home For Felix

Aug 19, 2015deafinprisonorgUncategorized#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #KeepASLinSchools, #StopHearingLossBullying, American Sign Language, Americans with Disabilities Act, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Felix Garcia Case, Pat Bliss

By Pat Bliss You sometimes wonder – will the moves, the accusations, the disruptions ever end for Felix? Well, here we are again having to have Felix moved from his home camp of Marion Correctional to protect his life. We had to move him fast, when he was at Tomoka C.I., because he divulged to

An ASL Video by Me

Aug 9, 2015deafinprisonorg2 CommentsEmbeded Files, Video#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #KeepASLinSchools, #StopHearingLossBullying, ASL, ASL Learners by DeafInPrison.com, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Embedded Media

By BitcoDavid [wpvideo crTfp5yg] 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 obesity and

Deaf in Jail – Mistreatment of the Deaf.

Jul 27, 2015deafinprisonorg2 CommentsEditorials, Supporter Contributions#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #KeepASLinSchools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Americans with Disabilities Act, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Melissa Marzett, Solitary Confinement

By Supporter Contributor Melisa Marzett Deaf people belong to one of the most vulnerable layers of society for obvious reasons. They cannot hear. Deaf people in jail are even more insecure. Some might say that if a person is in jail, this person deserves it and deserves the mistreatment, despite any physical disabilities like Deafness.

Jill’s Dilemma

Jul 23, 2015deafinprisonorgASL, Editorials#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #KeepASLinSchools, #StopHearingLossBullying, American Sign Language, Americans with Disabilities Act, Deaf education, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Jean F. Andrews

By Jean F. Andrews In a southern state in a Federal prison, Jill is serving a 10-year term. While sign language interpreters are provided for her when her attorney comes to visit or during her hearings with the judge, she does not get interpreting services within the prison. For example, she does not fully understand