Life in Prison by Stanley Williams, Barbara Cottman
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Book Reviews of Life in Prison
Book Review: Oh Yeah!
Summary: 5 Stars
this book is good! makes me not want to go to prison at all. this is a must read for people that keep acting up. not a long book at all. some of it had me shaking my head.Book Review: GREAT BOOK
Summary: 5 Stars
I THROUGHLY ENJOYED READING THIS BOOK. GIVES A GREAT INSIGHT TO LIFE ON THE INSIDE!!Book Review: " A matter of Life and Death"
Summary: 4 Stars
Matter of Life and Death
Harrison Horne
Life in prison is about the everyday life of Stanley "Tookie" Williams who spent more than twenty years on Death Row in San Quentin State Penitentiary. In his novel Williams explains what goes on in prison, from strip searches to recreation and solitary confinement. Williams gives the inner-workings of prison and tries to convince his readers that he made a mistake. Tookie, a co-founder of the cripps gang, tries to tell his readers what they've got going for them and that prison is one huge waste of a life. Williams is trying to exercise the message that you need to stay in school, stop goofing off, and stay out of prison.
Life in Prison was a book that inspired me to express my opinion about the death penalty. There were some parts in the book that I liked and some parts that I disliked. Overall I thought it was a pretty entertaining and informing book. I think that Williams wrote this book for eighth grade through highschoolers. In his book, Williams tells his audience from first hand experience, that prison stinks. He gives them the message that the Bad-Boy image is bad, literally. I liked this book because it was very educational and inspirational.
What do you think about the death penalty? What side do you take? Personally, I can't really decide what my opinion about the death penalty is. In some cases, I can see why people like the death penalty. In other cases, I can see why people despise the death penalty. Imagine if you were the relative of someone on death row. How much would you like the death penalty then? Now lets look at the opposing side. Imagine if your brother had been murdered and his killer was sitting on death row. Would you want the death penalty to be enforced then? You see, the death penalty is no light subject and it has to be viewed very carefully. You have to look at both sides of it, either way though; the state is basically legally murdering someone. Lets say the state put someone to death. Then, four years later, the case is reopened and DNA evidence confirmed that the person was not guilty. What happens next? Obviously the state made a big mistake in putting that person to death. What if this happened before and happens again. Now that I've thought about it, I think I've come to a decision about my opinion the death penalty. The death penalty is a cruel and unusual way to enforce the law. Criminals should be dealt with otherwise. I think life in prison is a much more civilized, safe, and humane punishment. Currently, the death penalty is on hold in North Carolina and I hope it stays that way, for a long time.
Book Review: Life in Prison
Summary: 4 Stars
The death penalty is when a criminal has been convicted of a crime so horrible the governor of the state that he/she lives in decides to kill them because of their actions. Most of these murders are performed by lethal injection, which in the state of North Carolina, is the only execution method. Stanley "Tookie" Williams died by lethal injection. While he was in prison, he wrote a book titled "Life in Prison". This book was inspiring and while I was reading it, I thought why would someone kill a man who had changed so much into a peaceful human?
Recently, my eighth grade Language Arts class read "Life in Prison". This book is about what living in a death row prison is like. The book began with Stanley's story; why he was in prison and how guilty he feels for creating the gang, the Crips. It [the book] stated that he was accused of killing four people and for that reason, and the reason of creating a gang, he is on death row at San Quentin. The other chapters in the book tell the truth about prison; how small and tasteless the meals are, the violence, the danger of fights breaking out, and how horrible prison is. I agree with Angel Higuera when she says that, "This is a very articulated insight into the cycle of poverty, racism, violence, redemption edification, transition, and enlightment." I would recommend this book to everyone I know who hasn't considered reading it because I thought it was a well-written book with meaning. It had a good message: Don't make stupid mistakes that will lead you to a horrible place. I believe that it is an inspirational and will help change the life of anybody who reads it.
In conclusion, the death penalty is a cruel, horrible thing that should be abolished. To me, life in prison seems worse then being killed instantly. People change in prison; this is true to Stanly Williams' experience. I believe he should still be alive today. As Juan C. Sarmiento said, "It is so sad that a man who has the influence to make an impact in so many young people is executed. No doubt Tookie made a lot of bad things but people change."
Book Review: Life In Prison
Summary: 4 Stars
On December 12, 2005 USA Today released an article concerning the death penalty. It stated that this day was the day Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger would decide the fate of Stanley "Tookie" Williams, former Crips co leader. Just after midnight the next day, the 51-year-old was executed at San Quentin Prison by lethal enjection.
Several years earlier, Mr. Williams began writing about his childhood from the gang driven streets of South Central to his life on death row in San Quentin Prison. He eventually composed a book called "Life in Prison". Last week my class finished reading this book.
"Life in Prison" by Stanley "Tookie" Williams showed a different side of him than the news shows have been broadcasting. What Mr. Williams did was wrong, but he used his acts and changed them into a warning sign for other people. He emphasizes that prison is not a place to have fun, but a miserable cage for the troubled. Mr. Williams also urges young people to not follow in his footsteps. The time he spent in San Quentin, Mr. Williams sought redemption every second.
"Life in Prison" urges young people to stay off the streets and for the old who may or may not believe in Mr. Williams protests against gang violence.
"Death Penalty it's cruel and uncivilized thing."
Luis Reino, Portugal: Los Angeles Times Message Board
"Stanley had the credibility to be heard when speaking out about gang violence."
Snoop Dogg
"The war within me is over. I battled my demons and I was triumphant."
Stanley "Tookie" Williams