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Open Letter to Florida Clemency Board

Jul 21, 2014deafinprisonorg3 CommentsEmbeded Files, Felix Garcia Case, Video#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Clemency Board, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Embedded Media, Joanne Greenberg, Pat Bliss

By Joanne Greenberg Dear Clemency Board, I have been interested in the Felix Garcia case, for the last few years, and I have seen all of the material from that case, including the 2 hours of video interview on DeafInPrison.com. I know that he has exhausted his legal opportunities, but because there is a strong

Petition In Brown Truck and Heading South

Jul 18, 2014deafinprisonorg4 CommentsFelix Garcia Case#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Florida, Pat Bliss, Petition

By BitcoDavid It is not without a certain amount of sadness, that I report to you that we have closed down the petition, printed up all 35 pages of it, and sent a copy to each of the four members of the Clemency Board. I’m actually quite happy about this, and about Felix’s extra shot

Mainstreaming 30 Years Later

Jul 14, 2014deafinprisonorg1 CommentUncategorized#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Deaf Child, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Joanne Greenberg, Mainstreaming, Sign language

By Joanne Greenberg Mainstreaming blew in during the ’70s and ’80s on the same wind as the breaking up of state mental hospitals, and with the same emotions; end the stigma, expand what is “normal” to include everyone. Differences will disappear and a better society will result. The “gesturing” and facial expressions shouldn’t be a

Some Great News

Jul 10, 2014deafinprisonorg3 CommentsFelix Garcia Case, News#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Pam Bondi, Pat Bliss, Rick Scott

By BitcoDavid Pat Bliss has informed me that the option for clemency for Felix Garcia is not dead, after all. She states that the possibility exists for a new clemency hearing, in December. What’s more, she tells me that there’s been a renewed interest in the case, amongst members of Florida’s justice system. She has

Jack’s Annual Independence Day Plea

Jul 2, 2014deafinprisonorg3 CommentsSupporter Contributions#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Dog, Independence Day, Jack

By Supporter Contributor and Internet Rock Star, Jack It’s coming! I can feel it in my bones, and I’m not a happy Lab-Chow. Fourth of July! The worst day to be a dog, of all the days to be a dog. BitcoDavid lets me write a post once a year, imploring you to take

Since Arpanet, There Have Been Trolls

Jul 1, 2014deafinprisonorg2 CommentsAdministrative Information, Deaf and the Internet#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Arpanet, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Trolls

By BitcoDavid One of the subjects we’ve covered is the Boren-Thomas murders – the tragic death and dismemberment of a young woman and her infant child, by an estranged husband. This crime is a double ended disaster, because while we feel the pain and loss to the victim, we also suffer for the perpetrator, a

Six Factors for Linguistic Incompetence

Jun 30, 2014deafinprisonorg2 CommentsEditorials, Op-Ed, Photo-essay#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Genie, Jean F. Andrews, Linguistics, Sign language

By Jean F. Andrews I’ve been in court, when both judges and prosecuting attorneys were not familiar with the term linguistic incompetence, and how it related to a deaf defendant’s case. They were familiar with the term, mental incompetence. Mental incompetence is defined as the inability is of a person to make or carry out

HEARD’s #DeafInPrison Campaign – Day 2

Jun 28, 2014deafinprisonorg6 CommentsEvents, Felix Garcia Case, Petitions#DeafInPrison campaign, #FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Al Jazeera America, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Rick Scott

By BitcoDavid HEARD turned on the link to the Al Jazeera America video yesterday. Numerous people have screened it either through FaceBook, Organizations and private parties, or from my links, here. I have received several comments and messages on it already, and I’m sure Talila Lewis is very happy – as am I – to

50 Ways to Use the Internet

Jun 27, 2014deafinprisonorgDeaf and the Internet, Editorials, Op-Ed#DeafInPrison campaign, #FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Jean F. Andrews, Traceroute

By Jean F. Andrews In collaboration with a deaf inmate, we put together 50 different ways to use the Internet. For a deaf person, the Internet is a necessity not a luxury as it is for hearing people, who have the option of using the audio-cell phone. Banning deaf persons who are released from prison,

Why Isn’t Felix Free by Now?

Jun 26, 2014deafinprisonorg3 CommentsEditorials, Felix Garcia Case#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Innocence, Pat Bliss, Wrongful imprisonment

By Pat Bliss Felix could say he cried out for help to anyone who would listen. Ever since he found out – after arriving in prison and having the trial transcripts read to him by his cell mate – that his sister testified against him. All the time thinking, during the trial she was helping