Live From Death Row

From the publisher:

Once a prominent radio reporter, Mumia Abu-Jamal is now in a Pennsylvania prison awaiting his state-sactioned execution. In 1982 he was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of
Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner after a trial many have criticized as profoundly biased. Live From Death Row is a collection of his prison writings--an impassioned yet unflinching account of the brutalities and humiliations of prison life. It is also a scathing indictment of racism and political bias in the American judicial system that is certain to fuel the controversy surrounding the death penalty and freedom of speech.

"Resonates with the moral force of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter From Birmingham Jail." --Boston Globe

"An important book [that] takes us into the bowels of hell...Abu-Jamal offers expert and well-reasoned commentary on the justice system...His writings are dangerous."
--Village Voice

"A tough, true, timely book. You cannot read it and remain unmoved."
--E.L. Doctorow

"Brilliant in its specificity and imperative, Mumia Abu-Jamal's work is about why multitudes of people don't overcome. It rings so true because he has not overcome."
--LA Weekly

"A rare and courageous voice speaking from a place we fear to know: Mumia Abu-Jamal must be heard."
--Alice Walker