A Life In The Balance
Billy Wayne Sinclair
ISBN 10: 1559705558 ISBN 13: 9781559705554
Published by Arcade Publishing, 2000
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A man serving a life sentence for killing a convenience store clerk in an accidental shooting challenges the prison system in a powerful, no-holds-barred account of America's worst prison system . 40,000 first printing. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Seller Inventory # 123698064
Synopsis:
In 1965, at the age of twenty, Billy Wayne Sinclair unintentionally killed a man in a bungled convenience store hold-up. Quicky tried and convicted, he was sentenced to death and spent the next seven years on death row. In 1972, his sentence was commuted to life. Sinclair has spent his time in prison trying to improve the heinous conditions. At great personal risk, he was instrumental in integrating The Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Working undercover for the FBI inside the prison, he exposed a pardon-for-sale scheme at Angola that involved highly placed state and prison officials. Prisoners who bought pardons were released. Sinclair is still behind bars.
About the Author: Billy Wayne Sinclair has been in prison for thirty-five years. Though judged an exemplary prisoner, all his petitions for parole have been turned down.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: A Life In The Balance
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Book Type: Book