Finding freedom

writings from death row

179 pages

English language

Published Dec. 24, 1997 by Padma Pub..

ISBN:
978-1-881847-08-3
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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.

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Subjects

  • Masters, Jarvis Jay, 1962- -- Correspondence.
  • California State Prison at San Quentin -- Literary collections.
  • Prisoners' writings, American -- California -- San Quentin.
  • Prisoners -- California -- San Quentin -- Correspondence.
  • Death row inmates -- Literary collections.
  • Prisoners -- Literary collections.
  • Death row -- Literary collections.
  • Prisons -- Literary collections.