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‘Friendly Signs’ Documentary Follows One Man’s Quest to Create Community for Deaf Prisoners

Director Rahsaan “New York” Thomas explores the impact of Tommy Wickerd’s sign language class at San Quentin and the challenges of prison filmmaking.

Life Inside • 02.07.2025

‘Prison Within a Prison’: New Mandate Offers Lifeline for Deaf People in Custody

The new rule, which goes in effect in January 2024, applies to phone companies serving prisons, jails and detention facilities nationwide.

News • 03.21.2023

The Isolation of Being Deaf in Prison

“I didn’t have a way to communicate. And they basically just flipped me the bird.”

Life Inside • 10.18.2018

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