In the Place of Justice by Wilbert Rideau

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From Wilbert Rideau, the award-winning journalist who spent forty-four years in Louisiana prisons working against unimaginable odds to redeem himself, the story of a remarkable life: a crime, its punishment, and ultimate triumph.After killing a woman in a moment of panic following a botched bank robbery, Rideau, denied a fair trial, was improperly sentenced to death at the age of nineteen. After more than a decade on death row, his sentence was amended to life imprisonment, and he joined the inmate population of the infamous Angola penitentiary. Soon Rideau became editor of the prison newsmagazine The Angolite, which under his leadership became an uncensored, daring, and crusading journal instrumental in reforming the violent prison and the corrupt Louisiana justice system.With the same incisive feel for detail that brought Rideau great critical acclaim, here he brings to vivid life the world of the prison through the power of his pen. We see Angolas unique culture, encompassing not only rivalries, sexual slavery, ingrained racism, and daily, soul-killing injustices but also acts of courage and decency by keeper and kept alike. As we relive Rideaus remarkable rehabilitationhe lived a more productive life in prison than do most outsidewe also witness his long struggle for justice. In the Place of Justice goes far beyond the confines of a prison memoir, giving us a searing exposé of the failures of our legal system framed within the dramatic tale of a man who found meaning, purpose, and hope in prison. This is a deeply moving, eloquent, and inspirational story about perseverance, unexpected friendships and love, and the possibility that good can be forged under any circumstances.From the Hardcover edition. Review: "In 1961, 19-year-old Wilbert Rideau had a sudden inspiration about how to escape the confining poverty and racism of his life in the Louisiana bayou: he would rob a bank. The plan went horribly awry, with the ill-fated heist ending in tragedy: a bank teller lay dead. Almost all of Rideau's adult life was subsequently spent in Angola, Louisiana's dreaded state penitentiary, much of it on death row. Rideau was able to educate himself, eventually starting a prison newspaper and becoming a correspondent for NPR. The searing power of Rideau's tale of tragedy, murder, and redemption is rendered all the more commanding because of the spare narration that Dominic Hoffman brings to the production. Hoffman never resorts to theatricality; there are no over-the-top Louisiana accents. Everything is filtered through Rideau's own gripping perspective, a technique which communicates particularly well the narrowness and isolation of the author's life on death row. A Knopf hardcover (Reviews, Mar. 22). (June)" Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright PWyxz LLC) This work recounts the remarkable life of Wilbert Rideau, an award-winning journalist who spent 44 years in Louisiana prisons, worked against unimaginable odds to redeem himself, exposed a profoundly corrupt penal system, and fought to reform it.
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 NPRs Fresh Air; coproduced and narrated a radio documentary, “Tossing Away the Keys,” for NPRs All Things Considered; collaborated on “In for Life” for ABC-TVs Day One; and codirected the Academy Award–nominated film The Farm: Angola, USA. He is the recipient of a George Polk Award and a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism 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.From the Hardcover edition.

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