Junius Wilson (1908-2001) spent seventy-six years at a state mental hospital in Goldsboro, North Carolina, including six in the criminal ward. He had never been declared insane by a medical professional or found guilty of any criminal charge. But he was deaf and Black in the Jim Crow South.
HEARD created the #DeafInPrison Campaign to raise awareness about abuse of & discrimination against deaf prisoners.The Campaign aims to start a national conversation about these concerns and to compel corrective and preventive action.
Calling home from prison is cumbersome and expensive. For deaf people behind bars, itās even tougher, sometimes impossible.
To end mass incarceration, we must first begin to be honest about the real and deadly consequences of racism, classism and ableism. Closing Rikers is a step in the right direction, but in addition, the stories of deaf and disabled people must be amplified, and New York must take steps now to save them.
Videos from an 8-part interview with Felix, a wrongfully convicted (innocent) deafdisabled Latino man who has been incarcerated for more than 40 years. Learn more through the hashtag #FreeFelixGarcia
Formerly incarcerated Black deaf man, Otis Hill, describes his experience in prison.
Please think twice before you celebrate deaf driver cards, deaf police registries and other easy “solutions” proposed by police to end police violence. A lot more will have to be done to change the culture of policing than a simple card. Also, these cards have led to police violence in the past when DDBDDHH people have reached for the card.
Maybe you saw #8toAbolition in response to the recent ā 8 canāt waitā reform campaign? This vlog expands on why that was needed. The information in this vlog is translated from 8toabolition.com.
ASL Translation of āPolice Reforms You Should Always Opposeā written by Miriame Kaba.
Webinar in ASL about the prison system and imprisoned deaf community during the time of COVID-19.
