Thus, there exists a continuum of PSE varieties-some more like ASL, others more like English. This can be illustrated in the following way. Pidgin Sign English in the Deaf Community from American Sign Language by Charlotte Baker-Shenk and Dennis Cokely. Drawing by Frank A. Paul. Washington, D.C.: Clerc Books, 1980.
In 38 states and the District of Columbia, most ex-felons automatically gain the right to vote upon the completion of their sentence. In some states, ex-felons must wait for a certain period of time after the completion of their sentence before rights can be restored.
Nicole Brockett is serving her sentence for drunken driving in a pay-to-stay cell at the jail in Santa Ana, Calif. Credit Monica Almeida/The New York Times. SANTA ANA, Calif., April 25 â Anyone convicted of a crime knows a debt to society often must be paid in jail.