In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Redemption

In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Redemption

Authors

Wilbert Rideau

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Document Type

Book

Description

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.

Publication Date

2010

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf

City

New York

State

NY

Award

2011 Nonfiction Winner

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Creative Writing | History | Nonfiction

In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Redemption

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