In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Redemption

Wilbert Rideau, an award-winning journalist who spent forty-four years in prison, delivers a remarkable memoir of crime, punishment, and ultimate triumph.

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 The Angolite, 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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 05/03/2011
ISBN: 9780307277305
Pages: 416
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 7.91h x 5.41w x 0.84d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 06/12/2011 pg. 32