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"item_description" : "Expert and well-reasoned commentary on the justice system . . . His writings are dangerous.--The Village VoiceIn Jailhouse Lawyers, award-winning journalist and death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal presents the stories and reflections of fellow prisoners-turned-advocates who have learned to use the court system to represent other prisoners--many uneducated or illiterate--and, in some cases, to win their freedom. In Abu-Jamal's words, This is the story of law learned, not in the ivory towers of multi-billion-dollar endowed universitiesbut] in the bowels of the slave-ship, in the dank dungeons of America.Includes an introduction by Angela Y. Davis.Mumia Abu-Jamal's books include Live From Death Row and Death Blossoms.",
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Overview
"Expert and well-reasoned commentary on the justice system . . . His writings are dangerous."--The Village Voice
In Jailhouse Lawyers, award-winning journalist and death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal presents the stories and reflections of fellow prisoners-turned-advocates who have learned to use the court system to represent other prisoners--many uneducated or illiterate--and, in some cases, to win their freedom. In Abu-Jamal's words, "This is the story of law learned, not in the ivory towers of multi-billion-dollar endowed universities but] in the bowels of the slave-ship, in the dank dungeons of America."
Includes an introduction by Angela Y. Davis.
Mumia Abu-Jamal's books include Live From Death Row and Death Blossoms.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780872864696
- ISBN-10: 0872864693
- Publisher: City Lights Books
- Publish Date: March 2009
- Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.75 pounds
- Page Count: 280
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