num_pages: 179
description: Incarcerated in San Quentin at the age of 19 for armed robbery, Jarvis Masters was accused four years later of participating in a conspiracy that resulted in the death of a prison guard. Finding Freedom is a collection of prison stories -- sometimes shocking, sometimes sad, often funny, always immediate -- told against a background of extreme violence and aggression. Masters' commitment to nonviolence leads him more and more into the role of peacemaker as he tries to put compassion into action. We see Masters meditating amid chaos and squalor, touching the hearts and minds of those around him.
language: English
title: Finding Freedom: Writings from Death Row
titlecomplete: Finding Freedom: Writings from Death Row
genres: Buddhism, Biography, Spirituality, Philosophy, Inspirational, Zen, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir, Adult, Memoir
ratings_count: 465
publisher: Padma Pub