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Summary
Williams, the cofounder of the Crips gang and a nominee for both the Nobel Peace Prize and the Nobel Prize in Literature, became an anti-gang crusader before he was executed in December 2005. In this work he debunked urban myths about prison life and challenged young people to choose the right path. Selected for the Young Adult Library Services Association's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults list.
Author Biography
Stanley "Tookie" Williams, a death-row inmate at San Quentin State Prison, has tried to educate people about gangs and gang violence through his books and his Internet education program Barbara Cottman Becnel met Williams in 1993. In 1996, they collaborated on an eight-book series. Tookie Speaks Out Against Gang Violence. Ms. Becnel lives in northern California
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. 7 |
| Foreword | p. 9 |
| Introduction: beware the gladiator schools | p. 13 |
| Cages | p. 17 |
| A day in prison | p. 25 |
| Stir-crazy | p. 31 |
| The strip search | p. 40 |
| Rules | p. 44 |
| The hole | p. 51 |
| Home cooking | p. 59 |
| Health care | p. 63 |
| Violence in prison | p. 69 |
| Homesickness | p. 77 |
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