Angels with Dirty Faces: Three Stories of Crime, Prison, and Redemption

by Walidah Imarisha

Book Overview

"There was a time I believed prisons existed to rehabilitate people, to make our communities safer. . . . When I saw for the first time (but not the last) a mother sobbing and clutching her son when visiting hours were up, only to be physically pried off and escorted out by guards, I knew nothing about that made me safer. This is the heart of this country's prison system. And the prison system has become the heart of America."--Walidah Imarisha,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849351740
• ISBN13: 9781849351744
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: AK Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 7.9"