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Is Manson’s Horror Coming True?

Jul 15, 2013deafinprisonorg4 CommentsEditorials#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Atlanta, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Florida, Trayvon, Zimmerman

By BitcoDavid Jack and I took the trusty Ford Escort into the shop today, to get the brake lights fixed. The talk within the dingy concrete walls – of course – was all about the Trayvon Martin Case. Sadly, it wasn’t sympathetic. All over the country, yesterday and today, there have been protests ranging from

Boxer (The Horse, This Time)

Jun 25, 2013deafinprisonorg15 CommentsFelix Garcia Case, Petitions#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Animal Farm, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Florida, George Orwell, Pam Bondi

By BitcoDavid I’m reminded by my good friends and mentors at MadMike’s America, that today is George Orwell’s birthday. The venerable author, linguist and political activist would have been 110 years old, today. One of my favorite Orwell characters – and not related to my avocation – is Boxer, the horse from Animal Farm. Boxer

Over 400 Signatures for Felix

Jun 21, 2013deafinprisonorg18 CommentsFelix Garcia CaseBitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Florida, Free Felix Garcia FaceBook Page, James Ridgeway, Pam Bondi, Pat Bliss, Twitter

By BitcoDavid I was delightfully surprised when checking Felix’s petition, this morning. We’ve finally gotten out of the 300s, where we’ve been stuck for months. We are now the longest lived, and largest petition, since this case went public. As Pat Bliss stated in her last update, the clemency hearing for Felix is underway now.

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

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

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

Help End the Felony Murder Rule

Dec 13, 2012deafinprisonorgPetitions#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, California, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Felony murder rule, Florida, Injustice, Innocence, Virginia

By BitcoDavid A Follower on FaceBook brought this petition to our attention. http://www.causes.com/actions/1696694 They bring up the following points: The felony murder rule operates as a matter of law upon proof of the intent to commit a felony to relieve the prosecution of its burden of proving intent to kill, which is a necessary element

Florida to Execute Schizophrenic “Prince of God”

Oct 20, 2012deafinprisonorgNews#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Black Inmates, capitalpunishment, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Florida, Florida Supreme Court, mentally ill, Rick Scott

Truthout reports that Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed a new death warrant for John Erroll Ferguson, despite the fact that several psychiatrists agree as to the fact that he’s a paranoid schizophrenic. The State Supreme Court has ruled that although they agree with the psychiatrists’ findings, that the 64 year-old’s delusions are not