Sometimes a careless decision can change lives, forever. When Jack Hawthorne accidentally runs down young Abby Brewster in her front yard, he never could have imagined the consequences.Judge Duff Dempster, know for his unorthodox rulings, imposes a sentence on Jack that will introduce lies, deceit and even murder. Has the Judge made a tragic mistake this time?
A coming-of-age memoir set against the shocking backdrop of a life behind bars, Free Cyntoia takes you on a spiritual journey as Cyntoia struggles to overcome a lifetime of feeling ostracized and abandoned by society.
Now she is hopeful that sharing the story of her journey will aid others in having the courage to do as she did.
Here is the story of how he endured the savagery of the United States prison system, and how his victim, an extraordinary woman, forgave him and bravely advocated for his freedom, which was achieved by an Equal Justice Initiative push to ...
In September of 1975, Denise Sassoon entered the front gates of Arizona State Prison for Women inside the back of a government transport truck, sentenced to "no less than five, no more than fifteen" years of incarceration.
. . . The message of this book . . . is that evil can be overcome, a difference can be made.
This book presents an unforgettable, transformative story of hope and resilience, while also sounding yet another clarion call for a change in the American legal system's treatment of children.
“ From what I hear , you might not be able to afford the kind of meal I want , ” he teased . ... And I'd stop the car and he'd jump out and go running into the woods and come back minutes later with a raccoon he done caught .
Rendered in luminous prose, God of the Rodeo is an exploration of the human spirit, yielding in the process a searing portrait of a place that will be impossible to forget and a group of men, guilty of unimaginable crimes, desperately ...
Ghost of the Innocent Man is both rare and essential, a masterwork of empathy. The book offers a profound reckoning not only with the shortcomings of our criminal justice system but also with its possibilities for redemption. "Remarkable .
Originally published in hardcover in 2010.