{"product_id":"in-the-place-of-justice-a-story-of-punishment-and-redemption-paperback","title":"In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Redemption - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilbert Rideau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilbert Rideau, an award-winning journalist who spent forty-four years in prison, delivers a remarkable memoir of crime, punishment, and ultimate triumph. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After killing a bank teller in a moment of panic during a botched robbery, Wilbert Rideau was sentenced to death at the age of nineteen. He spent several years on death row at Angola before his sentence was commuted to life, where, as editor of the prison newsmagazine \u003ci\u003eThe Angolite\u003c\/i\u003e, he undertook a mission to expose and reform Louisiana's iniquitous justice system from the inside. Vivid, incisive, and compassionate, this is a detailed account of prison life and a man who accepted responsibility for his actions and worked to redeem himself. It is a story about not giving up; finding love in unexpected places; the power of kindness; and the ability to do good, no matter where you are.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilbert Rideau\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewas editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Angolite, \u003c\/i\u003e a prison newsmagazine that during his tenure was nominated seven times for a National Magazine Award. While in prison, he was a correspondent for NPR's \u003ci\u003eFresh Air;\u003c\/i\u003e coproduced and narrated a radio documentary, \"Tossing Away the Keys,\" for NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e; served as correspondent for \"In for Life\" for ABC-TV's Day One\"; and codirected the Academy Award-nominated film \u003ci\u003eThe Farm: Angola, USA.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the recipient of a George Polk Award and an American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award, among others. He was awarded a Soros Justice Fellowship in 2007 and works as a consultant with the Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel Project. He lives in Louisiana. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e www.wilbertrideau.com\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 7.91 x 5.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44740376559718,"sku":"9780307277305","price":26.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/dzFQcjUrNDZTYjFESlZjREFKem9tdz09.webp?v=1771048267","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/in-the-place-of-justice-a-story-of-punishment-and-redemption-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}