Jailhouse Lawyers
Prisoners Defending Prisoners v. the USA
By Mumia Abu-Jamal and Angela Y. Davis
“Expert and well-reasoned commentary on the justice system. . . . His writings are dangerous.”—The Village Voice
In Jailhouse Lawyers, award-winning journalist and death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal presents the stories and reflections of fellow prisoners-turned-advocates who have learned to use the court system to represent other prisoners—many uneducated or illiterate—and, in some cases, to win their freedom. In Abu-Jamal’s words, “This is the story of law learned, not in the ivory towers of multi-billion-dollar endowed universities [but] in the bowels of the slave-ship, in the dank dungeons of America.”
Includes an introduction by Angela Y. Davis.
Mumia Abu-Jamal’s books include Live From Death Row and Death Blossoms.
Product Details
- Paperback
- 280 pages
- ISBN
- 9780872864696
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers (3/1/09)
- Dimensions
- 5.3 x 0.9 x 8.1 inches