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Sentenced to science : one black man's story of imprisonment in America / Allen M. Hornblum.

Author: Hornblum, Allen M.

Imprint:University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2007.

Descriptionxiv, 207 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Note:"My back is on fire" -- "The jungle" -- "Bubble-eyed Butch" -- "Don't serve time; let time serve you" -- "He's got a body like Marilyn Monroe" -- "They called me outer limits" -- "Fruit up" -- "He still has the cork in his ass!" -- "Those doctors ain't interested in you" -- "I tried my best" -- "I was in some deep shit now" -- "My spiritual awakening" -- "It was a jihad" -- "Feeling death blow past my face" -- "A righteous life" -- "Trying to get a little justice."

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-204) and index.



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