Life in Prison by Stanley Williams
The true stories I've written in this book are my living nightmares. My greatest hope is that the lessons the stories offer will help you make better choices than I did. Stanley Tookie Williams, cofounder of the notorious Crips gang, is a death-row inmate. But in his two decades of incarceration, Williams has also become a respected author and activist whose dedication to ending gang warfare in the lives of inner-city children has earned him a 2001 Nobel Peace Prize nomination. In this award-winning bookwhich has drawn praise from educators, government leaders, and families alikeWilliams describes the brutal reality of being an inmate. He debunks myths of prisons as gladiator schools with blunt, riveting stories of overwhelming homesickness, the terror of solitary confinement, and the humiliation of strip-searches. Williams' words are a frank challenge to adolescent readers to educate themselves, make intelligent decisions, and above all, not to follow in his footsteps.Stanley Tookie Williams, an activist and author, has been nominated five times for the Nobel Peace Prize and four times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. He is the only man in history to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize while incarcerated. In 2005, he was put to death.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781587170942 |
| ISBN 10 | 1587170949 |
| Title | Life in Prison |
| Author | Stanley Williams |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | North-South Books (Nord-Sud Verlag AG) |
| Year published | 2001-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 80 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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