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"The true stories I've written in this book are my living nightmares. My greatest hope is that the lessons the stories offer will help you make better choices than I did." Stanley "Tookie" Williams, cofounder of the notorious Crips gang, is a death-row inmate. But in his two decades of incarceration, Williams has also become a respected author and activist whose dedication to ending gang warfare in the lives of inner-city children has earned him a 2001 Nobel Peace Prize nomination. In this award-winning bookwhich has drawn praise from educators, government leaders, and families alikeWilliams describes the brutal reality of being an inmate. He debunks myths of prisons as "gladiator schools" with blunt, riveting stories of overwhelming homesickness, the terror of solitary confinement, and the humiliation of strip-searches. Williams' words are a frank challenge to adolescent readers to educate themselves, make intelligent decisions, and above all, not to follow in his footsteps.
A co-founder of the Crips extols the benefits of not joining a gang.
A co-founder of the Crips extols the benefits of not joining a gang.
A founder of the Crips discusses gangs, debunking the notion that belonging to a gang is the only way a kid can "fit in."
A founder of the Crips in Los Angeles introduces kids to the dangers of belonging to a gang.
One of the founders of the Crips, a Los Angeles gang, tells the reader about the dangers of gang life, particularly of getting involved with drug use and drug dealing.
The co-founder of the Crips tells how gang members abuse the power they have to hurt others and ultimately hurt themselves.
A founder of the Crips introduces kids to the way gangs operate focusing particularly on the powerful influence of "bad" friends.
A founder of the Crips in Los Angeles introduces kids to the dangers of belonging to a gang.
Discusses the violence that can occur when gangs have guns.