A spiritual as well as a factual autobiography, this is a self-portrait
of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a 20th-century icon and controversial
victim of the U.S. justice system turned spokesperson for the wrongfully
convicted. Exploring Carter's personal philosophy--born of the
unimaginable duress of wrongful imprisonment and conceived through his
defiance of the brutal institution of prison and a decade of solitary
confinement--this work offers hope for those who have none and serves as
a call to action for those who abhor injustice. Exposing the inherent
flaws in the legal and penal systems, this autobiography also serves as
a prison survival manual--be it a brick-and-mortar cell or the
metaphorical prison of childhood abuse, racism, and despair.