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Florida Justice and the Tragedy of the White House Boys

Mar 19, 2013deafinprisonorgPhoto-essay, Prison History#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Florida School for Boys, Juvenile Justice System, MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!, Reform school, School to Prison Pipeline, White House Boys

By BitcoDavid The Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys opened on New Years Day, 1900, and remained open for 111 years. At one point it was the largest juvenile reform school in the U.S. Young men and boys were sent there from all over the state, for all kinds of things – some criminal, and

Reminder: Symposium on Criminal Justice and the Deaf

Mar 19, 2013deafinprisonorg9 CommentsAdministrative Information, Events#JusticeForFelix, AnotherBoomerBlog, BitcoDavid, Bridgewater State University, Criminal justice, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!, Marsha Graham, Mental disorder

By BitcoDavid Just a reminder that on Wednesday, March 27th there will be an international symposium at Bridgewater State University on Deafness, mental illness and the Criminal Justice System with special guest speaker – Dr. Brendan Montiero, M.D. Marsha Graham of AnotherBoomerBlog will also be speaking, as well as several other luminaries in that sliver

Be Afraid… Be Very Afraid

Mar 18, 2013deafinprisonorgAdministrative Information, Editorials#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Facebook, Hacker, MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!, Phreaking, Script kiddie, Steve Jobs

By BitcoDavid They’re everywhere, lurking under every rock, skulking behind every dark corner. The evil doers. The criminals, bent on the senseless destruction of all you hold dear. They exist only to rape your daughters, steal your goods – oh, and hack into your identity. Whether it’s crazed road ragers who will shoot you for

Former Prosecutor Unloads on NYT

Mar 18, 2013deafinprisonorg4 CommentsEditorials, Op-Ed, ReBlogs#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Gideon v. Wainwright, Harper Lee, MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!, New York Times, Public Defender, Supreme Court

By BitcoDavid Paul Butler is a former Federal prosecutor who (guilty of Driving While Black) learned firsthand what our punishment-crazed culture is all about. He now writes about Justice System reform, and is best known for his excellent book, Let’s Get Free – A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice. He did a beautiful op-ed piece in

The Injustice of Permanent Punishment

Mar 17, 2013deafinprisonorg1 CommentOp-Ed#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Crime and Justice, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Felony, Felony Disenfranchisement, Florida, MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!, New York Times

By BitcoDavid In 1996 – under Clinton, by the way – the U.S. decreed that people convicted of drug related criminal offenses would never be eligible for Food Stamps or other government assistance. Up until 2011, almost a full quarter of states disenfranchised their ex-felon population, even after those individuals had served their sentences and

You Have the Right to an Attorney… FAIL!

Mar 16, 2013deafinprisonorg4 CommentsEditorials#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Law, Lawyer, Legal Services Corporation, MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!, New York Times, Supreme Court of the United States

By BitcoDavid Back in 1963, the SCOTUS ruled that you have a right to an attorney regardless of your ability to pay for one. The ruling was unanimous – one of the few unanimous rulings in the history of the Court. That’s how important the Justices viewed this particular Constitutional right. A half a century

When Will They Ever Learn…

Mar 16, 2013deafinprisonorg1 CommentEditorials#JusticeForFelix, Arrest, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, JeanFAndrews, Language interpretation, MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!, Police, Sign language, United States Department of Justice

By Jean F. Andrews In their popular 1960’s folk song, Peter, Paul and Mary sing the ballad, “Where Have All the Flowers Gone.” In the ballad, is the echoing refrain, “When Will They Ever Learn,” that points a firm finger at a society engaged in the Viet Nam War, wondering sadly, Where have all the

Colorado to Big Pharma: Got Any Pentothal?

Mar 15, 2013deafinprisonorg2 CommentsNews#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Capital punishment, Colorado, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Lethal injection, MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!, Nathan Dunlap, Sodium thiopental

By BitcoDavid In the good ol’ days before she was a state, executions in Colorado required only a hangman and a tree. The hangman got 5 bucks, but he was expected to provide his own rope. Later, when Edison and Tesla went to war over AC/DC, Colorado sided with Tesla – who after all, lived

Deaf Suspect Gets Settlement

Mar 15, 2013deafinprisonorg2 CommentsNews#JusticeForFelix, American Sign Language, Americans with Disabilities Act, Arrest, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Englewood Police Department, JeanFAndrews, Language interpretation, MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!

By Jean F. Andrews Englewood, Co. On August 13, 2011, William Lawrence was arrested for an outstanding warrant. Lawrence has been Deaf since birth and had diminished English capability. He was handcuffed and questioned with no interpreter present. Lawrence went several days, unable to communicate with anyone, and didn’t receive an interpreter until he was

The Things We Take for Granted

Mar 15, 2013deafinprisonorgInmate Letters#JusticeForFelix, Americans with Disabilities Act, Deaf in Prison, Deaf Inmates, DeafInPrison.com, MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!, Medical, Pat Bliss, U.S. Prisons

By Pat Bliss I get many letters from prisoners that just say they had to go to see a doctor or to medical for some reason. But in this one instance, a deaf prisoner in one of Florida’s prisons gave me an in-depth look as to what a prisoner goes through just to be there for a