In Warm Blood: Prison and Privilege, Hurt and Heart (COLOR EDITION)
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (691 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1595982728 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 286 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Judy teaches restorative justice, as well as other subjects, at a small college in Wisconsin.. *** 2015 USA Best Book Award finalist in the Multi-Cultural:Non-Fiction and True Crime: Non-Fiction categories ***In this fictionalized biography, authors Judith Gwinn Adrian and DarRen Morris share stories of privilege and prison, hurt and heart: epistolary accounts of two people raised in the parallel universes of southeast Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Some of his research involved human experimentation on prisoners. He has now served more than half his life in Wisconsin maximum security prisons. After serving three months of a 15-year sentence for armed robbery, Judy's father's privilege allowed him to join the military and then become a physician and medical researcher. And DarRen, at the age of 17, was sentenced to life in prison for murder, with a first possible parole date of 100 years. He has become a Rastafarian and a uniquely talented artist
David C. Two people, separated by culture and conditions, discover each other and themselves through a series of letters. And yet there are clear connections. Their journey is a revelatory experience through which each discovers that, beyond our superficial stereotypes, one can find inspiration and hope even in the most distressing and deadening environments. It plumbs the depths, even with brave humor, of our correctional system and all the lost talent, unrealized potential that results from our blindness and numbness and disinterest in knowing. You will no longer wonder why we have such a high rate of recidivism and why those whom we incarcerate are, upon
"The path of crime, and heart of redemption" according to Denis Collins. A beautifully written co-authored book based on prison letters between DarRen Morris, serving a 100 year prison term in Wisconsin, and Judy Adrian, an Edgewood College professor. DarRen is the 1The path of crime, and heart of redemption Denis Collins A beautifully written co-authored book based on prison letters between DarRen Morris, serving a 100 year prison term in Wisconsin, and Judy Adrian, an Edgewood College professor. DarRen is the 14th of 18th children, born into poverty with a hearing disability and mental illness, in a famil. th of 18th children, born into poverty with a hearing disability and mental illness, in a famil. "Buy this Book" according to Brianne. Very moving, touching book. Would recommend to everyone. Came in great quality, brand new. Only wish I'd purchased the color edition.