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Marked for Life: One Man's Fight for Justice from the Inside, by Jon Sternfeld, Jr., Isaac Wright
sonireads's review
A memoir of courage and hope in the face of injustice, and the basis of ABC tv show For Life, this is the story of Isaac Wright Jr. He is wrongly convicted as a drug "kingpin" and learns the law to help himself and fellow inmates. Threatened by corrupt correction officers and convicts, his family falling apart, Wright fought for his life with every legal means at his disposal, eventually uncovering the smoking gun that unraveled the conspiracy perpetrated by law enforcement officials against him.
This book helped me understand why the #DefundThePolice movement exists. The justice system is unfortunately not just in a lot of cases. This book highlights the corruption, racism and loopholes in the system. Despite everything, Wright's ability to stay hopeful and keep fighting was an inspiration to read. It would have been easier to give up and become the victim in his circumstances, but he remained strategic and stoic.
Thank you to St. Martin's Press for my copy!
This book helped me understand why the #DefundThePolice movement exists. The justice system is unfortunately not just in a lot of cases. This book highlights the corruption, racism and loopholes in the system. Despite everything, Wright's ability to stay hopeful and keep fighting was an inspiration to read. It would have been easier to give up and become the victim in his circumstances, but he remained strategic and stoic.
Thank you to St. Martin's Press for my copy!
bookstobechill's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.0
Incredibly compelling. All I have to say is Isaac Wright Jr. has one hell of a heart. And also: ABOLITION NOW.
kuhlreads's review
4.0
A digital ARC of this book was provided to me by NetGalley and St. Martin's Press. The opinions are my own and freely given.
I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of this book from the publisher as well as from NetGalley. I was excited to read this book because I was a fan of the show For Life which is based on Isaac's story. This book, written by Isaac, chronicles his life from the arrest to the conviction to him fighting the courts and prosecution for his freedom. It tells the story of one man who is falsely imprisoned and how he fights to get freed. It goes through why he decided to defend himself and how that defense leads him to fight for others in the prison system. He fought to change the way things are done within the prison and he fought to change laws. As much as he tried to keep to himself, he just found himself in with the wrong people that lead him down this path. I learned a lot about the justice system and a lot about the prison system. I would highly recommend this book. Thank you NetGalley, St. Martin's Press and Isaac Wright Jr.
I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of this book from the publisher as well as from NetGalley. I was excited to read this book because I was a fan of the show For Life which is based on Isaac's story. This book, written by Isaac, chronicles his life from the arrest to the conviction to him fighting the courts and prosecution for his freedom. It tells the story of one man who is falsely imprisoned and how he fights to get freed. It goes through why he decided to defend himself and how that defense leads him to fight for others in the prison system. He fought to change the way things are done within the prison and he fought to change laws. As much as he tried to keep to himself, he just found himself in with the wrong people that lead him down this path. I learned a lot about the justice system and a lot about the prison system. I would highly recommend this book. Thank you NetGalley, St. Martin's Press and Isaac Wright Jr.
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