MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH! Archives - Page 4 of 6

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

CCA and Others Use Politics as Strategy

Mar 14, 2013deafinprisonorg2 CommentsEmbeded Files#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Correction Corporation of America, Deaf in Prison, Deaf In Prison.com, GEO Group, MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!, Private prison, Private Prisons, Sentencing Project

By BitcoDavid In January of last year, the Sentencing Project released a 25 page report entitled, Too Good to be True – Private Prisons in America, by Cody Mason. In the first decade of this century, the number of state inmates in private prisons increased by 80%, but the number of Federal inmates, saw gains

March 13th Digest Post

Mar 13, 2013deafinprisonorg5 CommentsUncategorized#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Digest Posts, MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!, New Jersey, Prison Legal News, PrisonMovement's Weblog, Solitary Watch

By BitcoDavid I promised I’d keep you updated on this story. Well, the Cannibal Cop has been found guilty. According to the NYT, Gilberto Valle has been found guilty and fired from the department. Sentencing will take place on June 19th, and he could face life. His lawyer called the verdict devastating, and said that

My 1st incounter with l.a.’z finest

Mar 12, 2013deafinprisonorg3 CommentsSupporter Contributions#JusticeForFelix, Arrest, Black Inmates, Deaf Inmates, Injustice, LA PD, MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!, Moorbey'z Blog, Racial Profiling, Video

By Moorbey [ Editor’s Note: Moorbey’z Blog has been an asset and a help to DeafInPrison.com. He has graciously offered to provide us with this Supporter Contribution post. I have left it in his own unique writing style, and have added only some images. I see his writing style as the literary equivalent of what

Follow Up Letter in NYT About “Drug Courts”

Mar 12, 2013deafinprisonorg5 CommentsNews#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Claire Martin Photography, Criminal justice, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Drug Court, MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!, New York Times, Substance dependence

By BitcoDavid On March 2nd, we published a post about Federal judges working to institute Drug Court programs in several states. The Times recently published a follow up letter from an attorney for the Drug Policy Alliance. Here’s that letter as it appeared in the NYT, on March 10th. “Outside Box, U.S. Judges Offer Addicts New

Amnesty International Petition for Angola 3 Member

Mar 11, 2013deafinprisonorg35 CommentsPetitions#JusticeForFelix, Amnesty International, Angola, Angola Three, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Louisiana, MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!, Solitary Confinement

By BitcoDavid Amnesty International has created a petition for Albert Woodfox, who has spent 41 years in solitary confinement, from the 1972 conviction of murdering a guard at Angola. The court has since then, reversed its decision – on several occasions – but the Attorney General of the state of Louisiana has stubbornly appealed, each

Event! DeafNation Expo at Gallaudet University

Mar 11, 2013deafinprisonorg12 CommentsEvents#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Deaf Culture, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, DeafNation.com, Gallaudet University, H.E.A.R.D., MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!

By BitcoDavid DeafNation will be having their expo at Gallaudet University on Saturday, April 20th. Admission is free, and you can register here. Saturday, April 20, 2013 Gallaudet University – Field House 800 Florida, Ave, NE Washington, D.C. 20002 HOURS: 9:00AM-5:00PM View this event in our Events Page. BitcoDavid is a blogger and a blog

March 10th Digest Post – NYT

Mar 10, 2013deafinprisonorg3 CommentsDigest Posts#JusticeForFelix, Ben Spencer, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Denise Milani, Innocence Project, MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!, New York Times, Texas

By BitcoDavid First off, The Times filed this under their Weddings and Celebrations column. Michael Morton and Cynthia May Chessman are newly-wedded man and wife. Morton however, was just freed from a Texas state prison facility, due to exoneration by DNA – thanks to the efforts of the Innocence Project. He had served 25 years

Unique Opportunity From Lipreading Mom

Mar 9, 2013deafinprisonorg11 CommentsEvents, ReBlogs#JusticeForFelix, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Lipreading Mom, MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!, Shanna Groves, Video

By BitcoDavid Shanna Groves is looking for 10 people who want to be in a video about hearing loss bullying. Here’s what she posted on Lipreading Mom. Be one of 10 people to be chosen for the #StopHearingLossBullying Campaign Video. Send in all of the following by April 1, 2013, to be considered: 1) Three