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Waiting for Trial

May 19, 2012deafinprisonorgFelix Garcia CaseAmericans with Disabilities Act, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Felix Garcia, Free Felix Garcia FaceBook Page, Hearing Impaired, Innocence, Jail, Pat Bliss, Prison

For an updated version of this post, please go to http://deafinprison.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/awaiting-trial-3/

May 18, 2012deafinprisonorgReBlogsAmericans with Disabilities Act, Colorado Department of Corrections, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, DOJ, Injustice, Mentally ill inmates, Prison, PrisonMovement's Weblog, U.S. Prisons

Due to the correlation between Deaf inmates and mentally ill inmates, I felt this excellent article from PrisonMovement’s Weblog was appropriate to share with our readers. –BitcoDavid

Our 51st Post: A NYT Video

May 6, 2012deafinprisonorgVideoAngola, Black Inmates, Deaf in Prison, Jail, Jesus in Prison, Justice system, Murder, Prison, Religion in Prison

Prison Passion Play

Inmate Letter

May 6, 2012deafinprisonorgInmate LettersAmericans with Disabilities Act, ASL, Black Inmates, Deaf in Prison, Deaf Inmates, Pat Bliss, Prison, Rape, TTY Phones

[The following was posted by Pat Bliss, and transcribed in Word format by me. It is a very tough read, as I tried to avoid editing as much as possible. I wanted it to be in the original voice, but did need to make some changes in grammar or spelling, only to make it readable.

The Addition of “Bliss -2”

May 5, 2012deafinprisonorgUncategorizedDeaf, Deaf in Prison, Felix Garcia, Florida Prisons, Free Felix Garcia FaceBook Page, Injustice, Pat Bliss, Prison, U.S. Prisons

Since this site was launched, I’ve been writing – on my page – about the tragic story of Felix Garcia. This innocent Deaf man has been behind bars for some 30 years now, for a crime he didn’t commit. Due to the fact that I’m writing this story in chapters, and it’s becoming quite long,

Deaf Prisoners – When Deaf People Are in Prison

May 1, 2012deafinprisonorgUncategorizedChain Gang, Deaf, Deaf in Prison, DOJ, Hearing Impaired, Joe Arpaio, Justice system, Parchman Farm, Prison

The other day, I posted the DOJ report on prison populations as of Mid-year 2011. I did so, in an effort to respond to a question I was asked by a reader. Quite simply, how many Deaf inmates are there, in American prisons. In numerous searches, including having read the above report, I have not yet been

Go Directly to Jail

Apr 29, 2012deafinprisonorgUncategorizedAlcatraz, Deaf, Deaf Jail, Jail, JoanneGreenberg, Prison, Sign, Sign language, Sisters brothers friends of Inmates

Being an ex-con is hard enough. Many of the educational opportunities available to people in prison are not available to the deaf inmate. We hear of men graduating high school and even of completing college by taking advantage of the volunteer-run programs that tutor and teach.I know three people who conduct such programs as

Injustice: Mistreatment of the Deaf in Prison

Apr 28, 2012deafinprisonorgUncategorizedASL, Deaf in Prison, Deafness, H.E.A.R.D., Hearing Impaired, Injustice, Prison, Sign language

Talila Lewis from H.E.A.R.D. sent us this link. The post was actually written by a young intern. Injustice: Mistreatment of the Deaf in Prison.

Jail Inmates at Midyear 2011 – Statistical Tables

Apr 28, 2012deafinprisonorgNewsAttica, Deaf, Deaf in Prison, Deafness, Inmates, Jail, Justice system, McCay Vernon, Prison

jim11st.pdf (application/pdf Object).

Prisoners Helping Prisoners

Apr 26, 2012deafinprisonorgUncategorizedDeaf, Deaf in Prison, Felix Garcia, Handcuffs, Injustice, Joe Arpaio, Justice system, McCay Vernon, Police, Prison

by McCay Vernon, McDaniel College & Katrina R. Miller, Emporia State University Doing Time At the end of his trial, Mark Brackmann heard the verdict: nine years in prison. Shortly thereafter, he was in a jail cell awaiting transfer to the penitentiary. He had never been in a prison before and knew little about what