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A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison

Reginald Dwayne Betts

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Description: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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison. To get started finding A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison. To get started finding A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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