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Life in Prison by Barbara Cottman Becnel, Stanley "Tookie" Williams, Stanley Williams (1998, Hardcover) 
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Life in Prison by Barbara Cottman Becnel, Stanley "Tookie" Williams, Stanley Williams (1998, Hardcover)

Publisher: Morrow Junior
Publication Date: 1998-09-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0688155898
ISBN-13: 9780688155896
Product ID: EPID558475
Description: The author's account of his life in San Quentin State Prison in California where he has lived in a small cell on death row for sixteen years because of a murder conviction.
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Synopsis
The author's account of his life in San Quentin State Prison in California where he has lived in a small cell on death row for sixteen years because of a murder conviction.

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Publication Date:1998-09-01

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Length:144 pages
Height:9.5 in
Width:6.3 in
Thickness:0.5 in
Weight:12.0 oz

Publisher's Note
Stanley "Tookie" Williams, cofounder of the Crips gang and death-row inmate in San Quentin State Prison for sixteen years, offers a shocking testimony that debunks current myths about prison life. In straightforward, honest prose, Williams speaks out about what its really like in prison -- and challenges young people to choose the right path. "Williams has removed the glamour and made tedium, frustration, and humiliation palpable. America's youth need to read this book." -- Judy Briscoe, Director of Delinquency Prevention, Texas Youth Commission

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As a boy, Williams heard the older kids who'd served time tell stories that made prison sound glamorous and fun, a place to hang out with your friends and prove how tough you were. But now, after 16 years on San Quentin's death row for the murders of four people, Williams (Gangs and Violence), co-founder of the notorious Los Angeles Crips gang, knows that prison "is no place you'd ever want to be." In this slender volume, he explains why: the cramped quarters, lack of freedom and privacy, homesickness, violence and daily indignities (strip searches, having to use the toilet in public). Williams often goes beyond mere description, asking readers to imagine or emulate his experiences ("To get a feel for what it's like to live in a prison cell, test yourself. Spend ten hours nonstop and alone in your bathroom"), an effective technique. Though the book's stated goal is to warn kids away from Williams's path, its matter-of-fact, often homogenized tone connotes more of a plea for sympathy than a caution intended to frighten kids. Co-author Becnel's foreword contributes to this problem, although the stark black-and-white photographs of Williams, San Quentin and other prisons and prisoners toughens the tone to some degree. Those concerned that purchasing the book will profit a convicted killer can be reassured: Williams's royalties will be donated to the Institute for the Prevention of Youth Violence. Ages 8-up. (Sept.)
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Gr 6 Up-A cofounder of the notorious Crips gang in California recounts his life on death row. Chapters with titles such as "the hole," "rules," and "the strip search" include graphic, disturbing descriptions of prison life and this inmate's reaction to his incarceration. At the end of each chapter, Williams encourages readers to think about aspects of their lives that bother them, or that they take for granted, and consider what these issues are like for a death-row inmate. The author is straightforward about details of his life, and the book is written in a conversational, approachable tone. Black-and-white photos of Williams and fellow San Quentin prisoners are painful reminders of the life he is trying to steer kids away from. The book may leave readers wanting to know more about this man's work with violence prevention. However, it is a sobering personal view of life behind bars.-Carol Fazioli, The Brearley School, New York City, NY
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