July at DeafInPrison.com
Here’s the monthly update for July. It’s been a busy but rewarding month, and I hope you enjoy this roundup. Click on the link below, to open the PDF file. July at DeafInPrison
Month: July 2012
Felix in His Own Words Part 4 – End of Disc 1
This is the fourth video in our series of interviews with Felix Garcia – an innocent Deaf man who has served 30+ years for a crime he didn’t commit. In this particular installment, there were portions where 2 or more individuals were speaking at the same time. In those cases, I tried to put them […]
Felix Garcia Interview Part 3
This is part 3 in our series, “Felix Garcia in His Own Words.” It’s already captioned and ready for your viewing. For those of you who enjoy a written transcript, please click the link below the video for a PDF. Part 4 – the end of Disc 1 – is being interpreted now, and will […]
Out of Prison, Trailing Demons – From BendBulletin.com
This picture moved me, so I used it in a previous post (properly cited and linked – of course). I recently had reason to go back to the original article in which it was published, and decided it rated a reblog here, on DeafInPrison.com. So, for your enjoyment and edification… http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20080519/NEWS0107/805190324/
Private Prison Company May Take Over Virginia Sex Offender Center
This is reblogged from the Huffington Post. Please click on the link below to view. Private Prison Company May Take Over Virginia Sex Offender Center.
Felix Part II is Now Captioned
The captioning is now complete on the 2nd installment of the video series “Felix Garcia in his Own Words.” https://deafinprison.wordpress.com/2012/07/08/felix-in-his-own-words-part-2/ The 3rd installment has been interpreted and will be posted with captions and a PDF transcript within a couple of days.
SuperMax: The Faces of a Prison’s Mentally Ill – Reblogged From PrisonMovement’s Weblog
We have nothing but respect for PrisonMovement’s Weblog. Although this story is now, almost a month old, I wanted very much to post it. Here’s the link. http://prisonmovement.wordpress.com/2012/06/19/supermax-the-faces-of-a-prisons-mentally-ill/
Inmate Letter Dated July 1st 2012
I received a letter for the first time from another Deaf inmate in a Florida prison. As usual, his name, locations and identification will not be revealed. I am leaving out, as he requested, any mention or description of personal family, business and actions. I also have had to type it out as the printing […]
Yay! Captions!
Our first installment in the ground-breaking video series, “Felix in His Own Words,” is now – finally – captioned for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Although the video is in the same location as before – on our scroll page – I have included the link, here. https://deafinprison.wordpress.com/2012/06/30/felix-in-his-own-words-part-i/ Please note: On the right hand […]
TSA Agents Laugh at Deaf Man – Reblogged from InfoWars.com
TSA agents at the Louisville, Kentucky airport laughed at a deaf man, called him “f***ing deafie,” and then stole his candy – another perfect example of why this loathsome federal agency needs to be abolished immediately. Read more: http://www.infowars.com/tsa-agents-laugh-at-deaf-man-call-him-fing-deafie-steal-his-candy/
Four Reblogs
The Felix Interview series is really something that you need to see. Although it’s only been available to us for a few weeks, it is the culmination of several years of work by James Ridgeway and Pat Bliss. In fact, Felix’s prison interview is a monumental labor. Technically, it has involved video editing and compression, […]
Felix in His Own Words Part 2
This is the 2nd installment in our series of interviews with Felix Garcia. Jim Ridgeway and Pat Bliss did the interview. Mr. Ridgeway owns the copyright. Again, our wonderful interpreter set voice to Felix’s powerful words, and I did the tech work involved in synching and mixing the audio and creating the transcript. This video […]
How Common is Sexual Assault in Correctional Facilities? – From CrimeDime
Originally posted on CrimeDime:
Image: Bureau of Justice Statistics, public domain. A 2005 article that appeared in The Criminologist was titled, “It ain’t happening here: Working to understand prison rape.” Although I had spent some time working in correctional facilities at that point, I still labored under the popular myth that sexual assaults in prison…
The Making of “Felix in His Own Words”
The idea to do an interview and a film started back in October 2010. Conflicting schedules, Felix being moved within the system, postponed it until June of 2011. With Florida Department of Corrections giving us media approval, Washington Correspondent for Mother Jones Magazine, James Ridgeway, and I met at the Jacksonville, Florida airport where I picked him up. I had driven […]
Juveniles in Prison
From The New York Times: Justices Bar Mandatory Life Terms for Juveniles. The justices ruled that such sentencing for those under 18 violated the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. http://nyti.ms/LvYcun
A Transcript for the Video on Felix
It has been brought to my attention that our Deaf and HOH readers cannot understand the video of Felix, we put up last week. To aid in their understanding, I have created a transcript of the entire video. This video is part I of a series that we will be rolling out over the next […]
The harm of solitary confinement in prisons – The Washington Post
From the Washington Post Editorial Board: The harm of solitary confinement in prisons – The Washington Post.
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