In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Redemption by Rideau, Wilbert

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

Wilbert Rideau, an award-winning journalist who spent forty-four years in prison, delivers a remarkable memoir of crime,...
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Author: Wilbert Rideau
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Language: English
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In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Redemption by Rideau, Wilbert

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

$20.27

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

$20.27
Author: Wilbert Rideau
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Wilbert Rideau, an award-winning journalist who spent forty-four years in prison, delivers a remarkable memoir of crime, punishment, and ultimate triumph.

After killing a bank teller in a moment of panic during a botched robbery, Wilbert Rideau was sentenced to death at the age of nineteen. He spent several years on death row at Angola before his sentence was commuted to life, where, as editor of the prison newsmagazine The Angolite, he undertook a mission to expose and reform Louisiana's iniquitous justice system from the inside. Vivid, incisive, and compassionate, this is a detailed account of prison life and a man who accepted responsibility for his actions and worked to redeem himself. It is a story about not giving up; finding love in unexpected places; the power of kindness; and the ability to do good, no matter where you are.

Author: Wilbert Rideau
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 05/03/2011
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 7.91h x 5.41w x 0.84d
ISBN: 9780307277305


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 06/12/2011 pg. 32

About the Author
Wilbert Rideau was editor of The Angolite, a prison newsmagazine that during his tenure was nominated seven times for a National Magazine Award. While in prison, he was a correspondent for NPR's Fresh Air; coproduced and narrated a radio documentary, "Tossing Away the Keys," for NPR's All Things Considered; served as correspondent for "In for Life" for ABC-TV's Day One"; and codirected the Academy Award-nominated film The Farm: Angola, USA. He is the recipient of a George Polk Award and an American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award, among others. He was awarded a Soros Justice Fellowship in 2007 and works as a consultant with the Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel Project. He lives in Louisiana.

www.wilbertrideau.com

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