The Justice Silenced Campaign received an inspiring letter from a grateful deaf prisoner in Utah thanking us for shedding light on the problems faced by deaf prisoners in Utah.
Join us as we challenge prison officials and law enforcement who refuse to acknowledge the rights of deaf citizens to communicate freely in their own language.
My brother is deaf and has been since he was diagnosed with spinal meningitis when he was 1 1/2 years old.
(Dallas Morning News) There's no doubt Stephen Matthew Brodie's deafness contributed to his wrongful conviction nearly two decades ago for the sexual assault of a 5-year-old Richardson girl. He was finally exonerated this week -- becoming the nation's first deaf exoneree -- after a judge heard about a plethora of missteps by Richardson police and declared him innocent.
From PRISONMOVEMENT'S WEBLOG 28 Aug 2012
I surprised that Ronald Roman, he is deaf inmate then he want story about his experience with have right of act and ADA about Videophone accessed in Prison!
more information about the improvements for the Deaf inmates in Virginia.