May at DeafInPrison.com
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Month: May 2012
County Jails vs. Prison from a Paralegal Perspective
I was asked by BitcoDavid to give my impressions of jail and prison as a paralegal. From 1993 to the end of 2006, I have spent a lot of my time either going into a prison or a jail. I hear many confuse the word jail when they mean prison so let me clarify the […]
Interview with Mr. Jesse Doiron English Professor and Leader of Inmates Book Club
I interviewed my colleague, Mr. Jesse Doiron who is an English professor at Lamar University in Beaumont, TX. For the past five years, he has led an interesting inmates’ book club. I asked him how he got the club started and how the inmates liked it. Implications for starting such book clubs for deaf inmates […]
Awaiting Trial
Lying on an inch thick mattress, puss running out of his ears, migraine headaches, vomiting chronically and constantly passing out, would accurately describe Felix Garcia’s day-to-day existence at the old Morgan Street Jail in downtown Tampa, Florida. The woefully ill-equipped medical staff struggled to help a new inmate – coming to see them regularly – […]
Awaiting Trial
For the updated version of this post, please go to https://deafinprison.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/awaiting-trial-3/
Sexual Victimization Reported by Former State Prisoners, 2008
svrfsp08.pdf (application/pdf Object).
Waiting for Trial
For an updated version of this post, please go to https://deafinprison.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/awaiting-trial-3/
Awaiting Trial
For an updated version of this post, please go to https://deafinprison.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/awaiting-trial-3/
Originally posted on Prison Reform Movement's Weblog- America: Land of the Free, Home of the Incarcerated:
Solitary confinement (Photo credit: Chris.Gray) By REMA RAHMAN, Associated Press Troy Anderson is a mentally ill inmate in isolation at the Colorado State Penitentiary, deemed for more than a decade too dangerous to be among other offenders. His…
A Follow-up to My Last Inmate Letter
[I received another letter from the deaf inmate in CA in response to my letter. His first letter is shown below and/or under inmate letters tab. I have typed pertinent parts, and in clearer understanding, as most of it is a repeat of his first letter but I believe it shows what a little kindness […]
A Radio for the Deaf
[It’s a rare pleasure to get some good news from a Deaf prisoner, and this letter is one example. As I write Felix Garcia’s story, I thought I would like to share this letter from him, with you – our readers. Pat Bliss] 4-12-11 Ms. Patricia Bliss Hello Mom! 🙂 Yesterday they called me to […]
Our 51st Post: A NYT Video
Prison Passion Play
Inmate Letter
[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”
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, […]
Behavioral Control
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Deaf Prisoners – When Deaf People Are in 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 […]
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