Mother California: A Story of Redemption Behind Bars

Mother California: A Story of Redemption Behind Bars

The fierce and affecting memoir of a convicted murderer, whose growing self-awareness enables him to understand his crime and achieve redemption. In 1980, Kenneth Hartman murdered a homeless man in a Los Angeles park after a drug-fueled binge. Sentenced to life without parole by the state of California, Hartman was soon considered a potent force by the systemâ€™s most brutal convicts. To the hellish chaos of a maximum-security prison he brought his own limitless propensity for violenceâ€”he often spent months at a time in solitary confinement, â€œthe Hole.â€ After years in the cold embrace of the state prison system, Hartman discovered a vocation for writing; he also met, through a chance phone call, the woman he would marry and have a child by. With poignancy and self awareness, Hartman chronicles the anarchy and brutish moral code that rules in some of the worldâ€™s most infamous prisons, where physical punishment is the only form of control. Over time, Hartman evolves into a sentient being; follows his newly discovered spiritual and literary inclinations; and learns to deal with his demanding responsibilities as a family man. The final chapter describes his development of the Honor Program, which helps motivated prisoners escape the ravages of incarceration. Mother California is the story of a man who did not succumb to the darkness of the only world left to him. It offers definite proof that there is no such thing as a life beyond redemption.
Country USA
Brand Steering Committee Press
Manufacturer The Steering Committee Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780692358337
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Steering Committee Press
Manufacturer	The Steering Committee Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780692358337
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Mother California: A Story of Redemption Behind Bars

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