United States Department of Justice Archives

A Day I’ve Spent 40 Years Fighting For Has Finally Arrived!

Aug 30, 2013deafinprisonorg3 CommentsNews, ReBlogs#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Cannabis, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, MadMikesAmerica, United States Department of Justice, War on Drugs

By BitcoDavid My good friend and journalistic mentor MadMike, posted this today on his awesome site. US Department of Justice Ends 75 Years of Marijuana Prohibition Finally, the United States government is recognizing what millions of people have know for years: there’s a huge demand for pot, and no amount of regulation will keep it

Embed: DOJ’s 71ppg PDF on Serial Murder

Apr 28, 2013deafinprisonorg3 CommentsEmbeded Files#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, DSM, Murder, Serial killer, Spree killer, Thrill Killers, United States Department of Justice

By BitcoDavid Several years ago, I did a paper on the differences between the 3 major types of mass murderers. Serial Killers, Spree Killers and Thrill Killers. The terms are not interchangeable – the three types have succinctly different motivations, methodologies and pathologies. Research for that piece came from the DSM-IV, and from the

Update on Englewood Case from H.E.A.R.D.

Mar 23, 2013deafinprisonorg2 CommentsNews#JusticeForFelix, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Englewood Colorado, Facebook, H.E.A.R.D., MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!, United States Department of Justice

By BitcoDavid This came from HEARD’s FaceBook page. If you haven’t yet done so, and you’re on FaceBook, you can shoot on over there, and give ’em a “Like.” HEARD – Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf – is an organization that works tirelessly to aid both the Deaf community and the

When Will They Ever Learn…

Mar 16, 2013deafinprisonorg1 CommentEditorials#JusticeForFelix, Arrest, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, JeanFAndrews, Language interpretation, MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!, Police, Sign language, United States Department of Justice

By Jean F. Andrews In their popular 1960’s folk song, Peter, Paul and Mary sing the ballad, “Where Have All the Flowers Gone.” In the ballad, is the echoing refrain, “When Will They Ever Learn,” that points a firm finger at a society engaged in the Viet Nam War, wondering sadly, Where have all the

Wasted Lives – Our Children Die in Adult Jails

Mar 6, 2013deafinprisonorgEditorials#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!, Solitary Confinement, Solitary Watch, Supermax, United States Department of Justice, Youth

By BitcoDavid In the 1990s, a wave of fear tore through the fabric of American culture. We were terrified by the idea of non-prosecutable children committing murder and other violent crimes. We were constantly being told that gangs – most of which were Latin in origin – were recruiting minors, and the Media was rife

A Suicide In Prison

Sep 16, 2012deafinprisonorgNewsDeaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, JeanFAndrews, New Orleans, New Orleans Times-Picayune, New York Times, postaday, Suicide, United States Department of Justice, William Goetzee

Individuals who are coping with mental Illness are in need of treatment not incarceration and isolation. Isolation can lead to suicide.That is what happened to William Goetzee, Coast Guard officer who was locked up and not properly supervised. He committed suicide in a New Orleans prison. Among the areas that the Justice Department has focused