Fractured Freedom A Prison Memoir A Story Of Passion Commitment And A Search For Justice And Freedom

Author : Kobad Ghandy
Publisher : Roli Books Private Limited
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9788195124855

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Fractured Freedom: A Prison Memoir - A Story of Passion, Commitment and a Search for Justice and Freedom by Kobad Ghandy Pdf

Born in the cradle of upper-middle-class privilege in a Mumbai Parsi household and educated at one of India’s finest schools, KOBAD GHANDY’S life and career could have scaled heights in the bustling world of corporate finance. Only it did not. Instead, he chose to become an activist working for the oppressed of the country. Shocked by the racism he witnessed in the UK as a student and learning of the horrors of colonial rule in India, he determined to serve those struck the harshest by the cruel inequalities of his country. Fractured Freedom takes you through the journey of an honest man and his partner, Anuradha’s, to a difficult destiny. Here is the story of two people who dedicated their lives in the service of the marginalized, and who believed that true revolution required direct action for a more human and just society. Part memoir, part prison diary, Ghandy bares it all looking back at their lives, love, loss and politics, so intrinsically tied together. Having languished in Indian prisons for over a decade, he tells of his long incarceration, of his fellow prisoners, and of the Kafkaesque experiences with the Indian legal system. This is the candid and unfiltered account of how an unjust system breaks the brave and bold-hearted. A story of life in extremes – the height of privilege and the depth of despair, a story of our times, of a path many would shy away from.

Author : Rashmi Sadana
Publisher : Roli Books Private Limited
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-21
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9789392130106

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Metronama: Scenes from the Delhi Metro by Rashmi Sadana Pdf

Rashmi Sadana is Associate Professor of Anthropology at George Mason University and author of English Heart, Hindi Heartland: The Political Life of Literature in India.

Author : Dinesh C. Sharma
Publisher : Roli Books Private Limited
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789392130083

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Indian Innovation, Not Jugaad - 100 Ideas that Transformed India by Dinesh C. Sharma Pdf

Dinesh C. Sharma is a New Delhi-based award-winning journalist and author with over thirty-five years’ of professional experience. He has written extensively on science and technology, climate change, health, environment and innovation for national and international media, including The Lancet and Wired. He has been Science Editor at Mail Today, and Managing Editor at India Science Wire and is currently the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellow (2020-2021). His book The Outsourcer: The Story of India’s IT Revolution was awarded the Computer History Museum Book Prize in 2016. He has also been a visiting faculty at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Ateneo de Manila University, Manila. Dinesh Sharma tweets at @dineshcsharma

Author : Kobad Ghandy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-13
Category : Communists
ISBN : 8194969166

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Fractured Freedom by Kobad Ghandy Pdf

Born in the cradle of upper-middle-class privilege in a Mumbai Parsi household and educated at one of India's finest schools, Kobad Ghandy's life and career could have scaled heights in the bustling world of corporate finance. Only it did not. Instead, he chose to become an activist working for the oppressed of the country. Shocked by the racism he witnessed in the UK as a student and learning of the horrors of colonial rule in India, he determined to serve those struck the harshest by the cruel inequalities of his country. Fractured Freedom takes you through the journey of an honest man and his partner, Anuradha's, to a difficult destiny. Here is the story of two people who dedicated their lives in the service of the marginalized, and who believed that true revolution required direct action for a more human and just society. Part memoir, part prison diary, Ghandy bares it all looking back at their lives, love, loss and politics, so intrinsically tied together. Having languished in Indian prisons for over a decade, he tells of his long incarceration, of his fellow prisoners, and of the Kafkaesque experiences with the Indian legal system. This is the candid and unfiltered account of how an unjust system breaks the brave and bold-hearted. A story of life in extremes - the height of privilege and the depth of despair, a story of our times, of a path many would shy away from.

Author : Dwayne Betts
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101133361

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A Question of Freedom by Dwayne Betts Pdf

A unique prison narrative that testifies to the power of books to transform a young man's life 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 Betts would be treated as an adult under state law. A bright young kid, he served his nine-year sentence as part of the adult population in some of the worst prisons in the state. A Question of Freedom chronicles Betts's years in prison, reflecting back on his crime and looking ahead to how his experiences and the books he discovered while incarcerated would define him. Utterly alone, Betts confronts profound questions about violence, freedom, crime, race, and the justice system. Confined by cinder-block walls and barbed wire, he discovers the power of language through books, poetry, and his own pen. Above all, A Question of Freedom is about a quest for identity-one that guarantees Betts's survival in a hostile environment and that incorporates an understanding of how his own past led to the moment of his crime.

Author : Gale Pyke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 699 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781684719648

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Freedom by Gale Pyke Pdf

Nathaniel is an inmate locked away in a godforsaken prison submerged a mile beneath the ocean's surface without any idea of the day, week, or year. He has been abused, tortured, and left to rot with one of the cruelest prison directors he has ever met. But a man can only take so much before he decides he is done. He is certain he is no criminal, but he doesn't want to be a hero either. Nate wants freedom, and he is determined to get it one way or another. Alongside Raven, Grayson, Atlas, and others, Nate decides to escape The Gr�f. After he discerns that even the most secure prison has weaknesses, he begins formulating a strategy that will only be successful if the timing is perfect. But when he finally unfurls his plan, Nate discovers that freedom comes at a high cost. In this exciting thriller, an inmate locked in an underwater prison formulates an escape plan that leads him and others on a dangerous journey from hell into the unknown.

Author : Reginald Dwayne Betts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Prisoners
ISBN : 1101132523

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A Question of Freedom by Reginald Dwayne Betts Pdf

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 an offense requiring treatment as an adult. A bright young kid, weighing only 126 pounds, he served his eight-year sentence as part of the adult population in some of the worst prisons in the state. This is his coming-of-age story. 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, and above all, a quest for identity.--From publisher description.

Author : Jaycee Dugard
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501147630

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Freedom by Jaycee Dugard Pdf

"In the follow-up to ... A Stolen Life, [kidnapping survivor] Jaycee Dugard tells the story of her first experiences after years in captivity: the joys that accompanied her newfound freedom and the challenges of adjusting to life on her own"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Alice Marie Johnson
Publisher : Harper Paperbacks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0062936093

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After Life by Alice Marie Johnson Pdf

Foreword by Kim Kardashian West The true-life story of the woman whose life sentence for non-violent drug trafficking was commuted by President Donald Trump thanks to the efforts of Kim Kardashian West--an inspiring memoir of faith, hope, mercy, and gratitude. How do you hold on to hope after more than twenty years of imprisonment? For Alice Marie Johnson the answer lies with God. For years, Alice lived a normal life without a criminal record--she was a manager at FedEx, a wife, and a mother. But after an emotionally and financially tumultuous period in her life left her with few options, she turned to crime as a way to pay off her mounting debts. Convicted in 1996 for her nonviolent involvement in a Memphis cocaine trafficking organization, Alice received a life sentence under the mandatory sentencing laws of the time. Locked behind bars, Alice looked to God. Eventually becoming an ordained minister, she relied on her faith to sustain hope over more than two decades--until 2018, when the president commuted her sentence at the behest of Kim Kardashian West, who had taken up Alice's cause. In this honest, faith-driven memoir, Alice explains how she held on to hope and gave it to others, from becoming a playwright to mentoring her fellow prisoners. She reveals how Christianity and her unshakeable belief in God helped her persevere and inspired her to share her faith in a video that would go viral--and come to the attention of celebrities who were moved to action. Today, Alice is an icon for the prison reform movement and a humble servant who embraces gratitude and God for her freedom. In this powerful book, she recalls all of the firsts she has experienced through her activism and provides an authentic portrait of the crisis that is mass incarceration. Linking social justice to spiritual faith, she makes a persuasive and poignant argument for justice that transcends tribal politics. Her story is a beacon in the darkness of despair, reminding us of the power of redemption and the importance of making second chances count. After Life features 16 pages of color photographs.

Author : Alice Kim,Erica Meiners,Jill Petty
Publisher : Haymarket Books
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781608469000

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The Long Term by Alice Kim,Erica Meiners,Jill Petty Pdf

The voices of those experiencing life in the long term are often not heard. This collection of essays and personal stories from the people most impacted by long-term incarceration in Statesville Prison bring light to the crisis of mass incarceration and the human cost of excessive sentencing. Compelling, moving narratives from those most affected by the prison industrial complex make a compelling case that death by incarceration is cruel and unusual punishment. Implemented in the 1990’s and 2000’s harsh sentencing policies, commonly labeled “tough on crime,” became a bipartisan political agenda. These policies had real impacts on families and communities, particularly as they caused the removal of many non-white and poor individuals from cities like Chicago. The Long Term brings into the light what has previously been hidden, a counter-narrative to the tough on crime agenda and an urgent plea for a more humane criminal justice system. The book is a critical contribution to the current debate around challenging the mass incarceration and ending mandatory sentencing, especially for non-violent offenders.

Author : Chol Soo Lee
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0824857917

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Freedom without Justice by Chol Soo Lee Pdf

Freedom without Justice is the compelling story of Chol Soo Lee’s wrongful imprisonment and his years of survival in prison, while political activists fought to win his freedom. His saga took place against a backdrop of great historical change in Asian American communities following the passage of the 1965 Immigration Act. In 1973, less than a decade after he immigrated to the United States from Korea at the age of twelve, Lee is convicted of murder and given a life sentence. Four years later, his case became a nationwide rallying point for an extraordinary pan–Asian American movement during the late 1970s and early 1980s, bringing together people from a broad spectrum of social backgrounds for a common political cause. This diverse grassroots activism organized a six-year “Free Chol Soo Lee!” campaign that led to his release from San Quentin’s Death Row in 1983. While the case inspired newspaper headlines, TV specials, and even a Hollywood movie, until now the full story has never been told in Chol Soo Lee’s own voice. Freedom without Justice reveals the race and class dimensions of US correctional institutions from the perspective of convicts who fiercely refuse to be victims. As a chronicle of the life of a youth at risk, during a time when Asian American inmates were scarce, and Korean Americans even scarcer, Lee's memoir draws readers into a variety of worlds—war-torn Korea, the streets of San Francisco, the criminal justice system, prison gang politics, and death row.

Author : R. Dwayne Betts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Ex-convicts
ISBN : 132270869X

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A Question of Freedom by R. Dwayne Betts Pdf

Author : William Morris
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781662420757

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Escape from Treasure Island by William Morris Pdf

A true story of a young marine who escaped from a level 5 military prison on an island called Treasure Island. In the military, he graduated number one in his class; his future seemed bright. After his first love left him, his life spiraled out of control into drugs and crime. It’s a true story of one unbelievable event after another. It will keep you wondering what’s next and will give you hope if you’ve lost it.

Author : Marlon Peterson
Publisher : Bold Type Books
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781645036500

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Bird Uncaged by Marlon Peterson Pdf

From a leading prison abolitionist, a moving memoir about coming of age in Brooklyn and surviving incarceration—and a call to break free from all the cages that confine us. Marlon Peterson grew up in 1980s Crown Heights, raised by Trinidadian immigrants. Amid the routine violence that shaped his neighborhood, Marlon became a high-achieving and devout child, the specter of the American dream opening up before him. But in the aftermath of immense trauma, he participated in a robbery that resulted in two murders. At nineteen, Peterson was charged and later convicted. He served ten long years in prison. While incarcerated, Peterson immersed himself in anti-violence activism, education, and prison abolition work. In Bird Uncaged, Peterson challenges the typical “redemption” narrative and our assumptions about justice. With vulnerability and insight, he uncovers the many cages—from the daily violence and trauma of poverty, to policing, to enforced masculinity, and the brutality of incarceration—created and maintained by American society. Bird Uncaged is a twenty-first-century abolitionist memoir, and a powerful debut that demands a shift from punishment to healing, an end to prisons, and a new vision of justice.

Author : Eve McDougall
Publisher : Wild Goose Publications
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1999-02-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781849520805

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Wicked Fist by Eve McDougall Pdf

A true and shocking story of a juvenile locked up in an adult prison that raises many public issues concerning penal affairs, after-care, rehabilitation and delinquency.