A Question of Freedom - A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison (Paperback)

A powerful debut memoir from a published poet and emerging writer.
At the age of sixteen, R. Dwayne Betts[a good student from a lower-middle-class family[carjacked a man with a friend. He had never held a gun before, but within a matter of minutes he had committed six felonies. In Virginia, carjacking is a [certifiable[ offense, meaning that Dwayne would be treated as an adult under state law. A bright young kid, weighing only 126 pounds[not enough to fill out a medium T-shirt[he served his eight-year sentence as part of the adult population in some of the worst prisons in the state.
"A Question of Freedom" is a coming-of-age story, with the unique twist that it takes place in prison. Utterly alone[and with the growing realization that he really is not going home any time soon[Dwayne confronts profound questions about violence, freedom, crime, race, and the justice system. Above all, "A Question of Freedom" is about a quest for identity[one that guarantees Dwayne's survival in a hostile environment and that incorporates an understanding of how his own past led to the moment of his crime.

General

Imprint:	Avery Publishing Group
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2010
First published:	May 2010
Authors:	Dwayne Betts
Dimensions:	208 x 140 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-58333-396-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	1-58333-396-7
Barcode:	9781583333969

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!