Title: Finding freedom
Subtitle: writings from death row
First published: 1997
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.
Subjects: Literary collections, Correspondence, True Crime, Prisoners, California State Prison at San Quentin, Prisoners' writings, American, Prisons, Death row, Death row inmates
Places: San Quentin, California
People: Jarvis Jay Masters (1962-)
LC classification: PS3563.A826 F56 1997