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June 2013 at DeafInPrison.com

Jul 2, 2013deafinprisonorg8 CommentsAdministrative Information, Embeded Files#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Adobe PDF, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Embedded Media, Felix Garcia Case, JeanFAndrews

By BitcoDavid Boy, this month just snuck up and bit me! Here, a day late, is June’s retrospective embed. [scribd id=151344165 key=key-1p3frl7g80wkbkdttz3c mode=scroll] 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

What He Said, and What it Says About Us

Jul 1, 2013deafinprisonorg9 CommentsReBlogs#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Death Penalty, Inmate Letters, Justice system, Texas

By BitcoDavid Texas – the state that’s turning execution into a pastime – publishes the last words of death row inmates. We got this story from an excellent piece in the Gray Lady. If you read it, pay particular attention to the comments section. We tend to forget that in America, most people view inmates

Dumbing Down Deaf Education

Jul 1, 2013deafinprisonorg3 CommentsDeaf History#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, ASL, Common Core Standards, Deaf Culture, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Education, JeanFAndrews

By Jean F. Andrews Following the NCLB mandates for achievement testing, linking teacher salaries to student test scores, the National reading Panel, the Common Core Standards and other expert panels–what is next to further dumb down deaf education? Where are graphic arts? Painting and sculpture? Reader’s theater? The dramatic arts including dancing? What about ASL

Event: FCC Phone Rates Workshop, Wednesday July 10

Jun 30, 2013deafinprisonorgEvents#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Facebook, FCC, H.E.A.R.D., Talila Lewis

By BitcoDavid We have mentioned before, that Deaf inmates pay a much higher rate for phone service, than do hearing inmates. Furthermore, most facilities offer only the bare minimum in terms of usable telephone communication devices, to Deaf inmates. Add to this the fact that communications companies and the prison facilities themselves, profit off phone

Felony Disenfranchisement

Jun 29, 2013deafinprisonorg2 CommentsEmbeded Files#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Adobe PDF, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Disfranchisement, Embedded Media, Felony

By BitcoDavid I’m old, but back when I wasn’t, we used to have these things called Civics classes. You may have heard of them. They were all the rage, before the No Child Left Standing law. One of the things stressed in these classes, was that felonies were not crimes against individual victims, but rather

Roaches, Swimming and ASL

Jun 27, 2013deafinprisonorg1 CommentUncategorized#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, American Sign Language, ASL, BitcoDavid, Boston, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Northshore Mall

By BitcoDavid We had a pretty good sized group at last night’s ASL meetup. I brought along a trusty friend – my little Kodak 5X, and had just snapped the 2nd shot of the night, when one of the group members told me that mall-cops don’t like cameras. I was confused, but I told him

Felix’s Story Serialized Pt. 2

Jun 26, 2013deafinprisonorg8 CommentsEmbeded Files, Felix Garcia Case#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Criminal law, Deaf in Prison, Deaf Inmates, DeafInPrison.com, Pat Bliss

By Pat Bliss BitcoDavid has been working hard on reformatting these sequences of Felix’s story into PDF files. I hope you enjoy this second installment in our combined effort. [scribd id=150174737 key=key-2lycpy2lg41verbguipa mode=scroll] Be sure and check out Felix’s petition. We need your help, freeing this innocent Deaf man. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/453/783/026/felix-garcia-should-be-granted-a-full-pardon Pat Bliss is a retired

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

Excellent Interview Video on Solitary from WGBH

Jun 25, 2013deafinprisonorg6 CommentsEmbeded Files, Video#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Mental health, Solitary Confinement, Torture, WGBH

By BitcoDavid The following video comes from Boston’s WGBH TV. The video presents a number of interesting facts regarding solitary confinement, including that it’s expensive, and poses a public safety threat. We know it’s torture, and we know that it destroys minds and crushes souls – but many argue that prisoners deserve no better. Well,

Death in Custody: a PDF From the DOJ

Jun 24, 2013deafinprisonorg11 CommentsEmbeded Files#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Adobe PDF, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, DOJ, Embedded Media, Prison suicide

By BitcoDavid Below is a report from the Department of Justice, listing the number of deaths among prisoners in custody for the period from 2001 to 2007. [scribd id=149738294 key=key-72cuqll0vqwa4alewbw mode=scroll] BitcoDavid is a blogger and a blog site consultant. In former lives, he was an audio engineer, a videographer, a teacher – even a