In the place of justice : a story of punishment and deliverance
Rideau, Wilbert2011
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Wilbert Rideau was convicted and sentenced to death for killing a woman in 1961 in America's segregated deep south. Imprisoned for 44 years in the most violent prison in America, he was described as the most rehabilitated prisoner in the country. This is a memoir of redemption against all the brutal odds.
Main title:
In the place of justice : a story of punishment and deliverance / Wilbert Rideau.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Profile, 2011.
Collation:
366p. : ill.
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
ISBN:
9781846684340 (pbk)184668434X
Dewey class:
365.6
Language:
English
Subject:
Rideau, Wilbert -- Imprisonment -- Personal accountsLouisiana State Penitentiary -- History -- 20th centuryAfrican American prisoners -- Louisiana -- personal accountsPrisoners -- LouisianaPrisoners -- Louisiana -- Social conditions -- 20th centuryCriminal justice, Administration of -- Louisiana -- History -- 20th centuryCorruption -- Louisiana -- History -- 20th century
BRN:
1362029