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The hearing-impaired soon to arrive at San Quentin San Quentin State Prison will begin housing deaf prisoners, state officials report. “They just want to be a part of the education and self-help pro- grams you enjoy here,” said Kelly Mitchell, assistant deputy director for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). The transfers to San Quentin are the result of years of litigation between the deaf community and CDCR for their equal access to educational and self-help programs, said Prison Legal Office … [Read more...] about Town Hall addresses the arrival of deaf prisoners