The Years Best Posts

How Would You Handle This? Posted on March 18, 2012 by joannegreenberg Deaf people are often perceived as threatening by the hearing. In this story, a young Deaf man, seeking to understand how to work the change machine in a laundromat, finds himself on the wrong end of an assault charge. Our First Ever Audio File Posted on March 27, 2012 by bitcodavid This is an edit of an interview I did with a deaf woman who was arrested a few years ago in Arizona. The interview was conducted via the Video Interpreting Service. Jail Inmates at Midyear 2011 Statistical Tables. Posted on April 28, 2012 by bitcodavid We published this PDF in link format, before we gained the ability to embed PDFs. it is a report from the DOJ, listing numbers of Prisoners held in both the Federal and State systems. It filters them by ethnicity, nature of incarceration and type of crime. County Jails Vs. Prison from a Paralegal Perspective Posted on May 29, 2012 by ptbliss Pat Bliss provided us with this exceptional view of life behind bars. Ms. Bliss, who has spent many long hours inside, gives us the guided tour.

Felix in His Own Words Part I Posted on June 30, 2012 by bitcodavid No retrospective of DeafInPrison.com would be complete without talking about our work with Felix Garcia. We published an 8 part interview of Felix by James Ridgeway of Solitary Watch, and our own Pat Bliss. We have also posted numerous articles about Felix and his case. Ms. Bliss is working on a serialized version of the case which we are presenting as a series of embedded PDFs, and we have a petition site dedicated to securing a pardon for this innocent Deaf man.

You can find all 8 segments of the video interview by scrolling down our right hand sidebar. Click on this picture or look for the number of links on our scroll page, to sign the petition.

Inmate Letter Dated July 1st 2012 Posted on July 13, 2012 by ptbliss Ms. Bliss posted one of many letters received from Deaf inmates in Florida prisons. This letter is different form others that we publish, in that this inmate is still struggling with his deafness, like trying to use a TTY phone and communicating with the hearing. AnotherBoomerBlogs Quiz for Hearies Reblogged on August 31, 2012 by bitcodavid from Marsha Grahams AnotherBoomerBlog This humorous quiz is an opportunity for non-Deaf to learn which of our habits are most annoying to the Deaf. Its a lighthearted and gentle chiding which more of us need, than we know.

Demand Justice for Lashonn White Posted on August 8, 2012 by bitcodavid Lashonn White called the police to protect her from a home invasion. When the cruisers arrived at her location, Ms. White a Deaf woman - ran out to greet them, thinking they were her salvation. Unable to hear the officers commands to stop, Ms. White continued running toward them. Naturally, the officers - unaware of who she was - shot her with a stun gun and locked her up. It took them 60 hours to sort the whole thing out. Time Lashonn spent, in county jail. We posted A follow up story that was originally published in PrisonMovements Weblog.

Deaf Awareness Week Day 2: Deaf Art Exibit From Jean F. Andrews Posted on September 25, 2012 by jeanfandrews Heres our first ever embedded file. Since that time, weve been embedding files like a Colorado wildfire. This is a powerpoint slide show of artworks done by Deaf artists in Texas. The exhibit was presented in Spring 2008 at Lamar University and Texas School for the Deaf.

Overcrowded Prisons a Photo Essay from Mail Online Posted on October 28, 2012 by bitcodavid This wonderful photo essay was originally published in the British Daily Mail. The beautifully formatted PowerPoint embed has numerous pictures of California inmates struggling with the overcrowding, that has forced the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that California must actually begin releasing some prisoners. The state - we are told - has endeavored to comply . A Review of Glenn Langohrs Underdog Posted on November 28, 2012 by bitcodavid Our contributor Glenn Langohr spent over 10 years in many of Californias roughest prisons. He was involved in several prison riots , and ended up spending large amounts of time in solitary confinement. He has written numerous books on his time behind bars, and has been gracious enough to send me 2 of them, which I have read, and reviewed in DeafInPrison.com. Underdog is one such book, and I thoroughly enjoyed the read. This month, I did another review, this one of his book Prison Riot. I was very fortunate, this time however. Glenn agreed to do an interview as well. In it we go in depth, into the politics and policies of Californias prison system. Both posts are great reads, but the interview is a must see. I am Adam Lanzas Mother Posted on December 18, 2012 by bitcodavid As America was still reeling from the agony of Sandy Hook, and the country was debating both guns and mental health, we reblogged this brilliant story of a mother struggling to cope with a mentally ill child. Your Money or Your Life Posted on January 24, 2013 by joannegreenberg Our publisher frames the argument for housing the Deaf together in separate facilities, enabling them to help each other. She points out that doing so would result in the long term drop in costs, thereby negating the expense.

Happy Birthday CCA! Youre the New Parchman Farm! Posted on February 6, 2013 by bitcodavid As CCA - the Blackwater of the Penal system - celebrated its 30th birthday, I take an historical look at prison privatization gone awry. The Horror of Being Deaf and in Prison Posted on March 5, 2012 by McCayVernon One of the first articles we ever published was written by Dr. McCay Vernon, and appeared originally in the American Annals of the Deaf. The business and editorial offices for the publication are at Gallaudet University. It didnt take us long to find a video related to this post, and after having the ASL interpreted in English for our Hearie readers, we posted that as well. It was our first video embed. I hope you enjoyed our little retrospective, as much as I enjoyed creating it for you. A lot of memories I have tried to present posts that you may not remember seeing, and at the same time, make sure all our contributors and guest bloggers were represented. A blog post - any blog post - tends to live for a moment, then die off as the news cycle changes. But everything weve written lives on. Our unique scroll page design allows you to continuously scroll down through the past weeks and months. Furthermore, each post is stored in the archives section on our left sidebar. Click on any month, and youll get an active synopsis of all the posts for that month. A lot of really great writing and moving artwork is stored on these pages.