In the place of justice : a story of punishment and deliverance / Wilbert Rideau.
| Author/creator |
Rideau, Wilbert |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. |
| Description | x, 366 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Sample text |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Ruination, 1942-1961 -- Tribulation, 1962-1970 -- Solitary, January 1972 -- The jungle, 1973-1975 -- Mentor, 1976 -- Crackdown, 1976 -- Truth behind bars, 1977-1981 -- Disillusion, 1981-1986 -- Soldiering on, 1986-1990 -- Hope, 1990-1994 -- Censorship, 1995-2001 -- Behind enemy lines, 2001-2005 -- Deliverance, 2005 -- Heaven, 2005. |
| Abstract | Rideau brings to vivid life the world of the infamous Angola penitentiary and his long struggle for justice, giving his readers a searing expose of the failures of our legal system framed within his own dramatic tale of how he found meaning, purpose, and hope in prison. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 2009038526 |
| ISBN | 9780307264817 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0307264815 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HV9475.L22 L646 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |