Wilbert Rideau, 33rd Annual ODU Literary Festival

Wilbert Rideau was once a death row inmate in Angola Prison in Louisiana. Since his 2005 trial and release after 44 years, former Angolite editor Rideau has devoted himself to educating people about the realities of the world behind bars. His autobiography, In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Deliverance, is more than a tale of personal transformation and triumph; it is also the story of how the Louisiana State Penitentiary changed from the bloodiest prison in America to one of the safest

In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Redemption

Rideau brings to vivid life the world of the infamous Angola penitentiary and his long struggle for justice, giving his readers a searing expose of the failures of our legal system framed within his own dramatic tale of how he found meaning, purpose, and hope in prison.https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/dlpp_all/1153/thumbnail.jp

Life Sentences: Rage and Survival Behind Bars

Drawing on their award-winning reporting for the Louisiana State Penitentiary\u27s uncensored newsmagazine, The Angolite, Wilbert Rideau and Ron Wikberg present the stark reality of life behind bars and the human, political, and fiscal costs of our long-running war on crime. Annotation. Drawing on their award-winning reporting for the Louisiana State Penitentiary\u27s uncensored newsmagazine, The Angolite, Wilbert Rideau and Ron Wikberg present the stark reality of life behind bars and the human, political, and fiscal costs of our long-running war on crime.https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/dlpp_all/1154/thumbnail.jp