Prison From The Inside Out - by William Mecca Elmore & Susan Simone (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Prison From the Inside Out is both a book and an act of trust: A black man from New Jersey and a white woman from New York meet in a workshop at a North Carolina prison. They decide they have something to tell the world about incarceration, self-esteem, personal growth, survival, and the power of trust. Together they have created this book. "Being in these situations for a quarter of a century let me know what I'm made of. I'm not invincible. I'm a mere man of flesh and blood. But let me tell you something: if we wanted to, me and my family, my friends, we could go through this struggle again. We're built like that. And everybody is. That's what we want to tell everybody. You are wonderfully made. You just don't know it. It took twenty-five years and a natural life sentence in prison for me to figure out that I was wonderfully made. How can I help you figure that out without the stick across your head? Please help me figure that out. 'Cause everybody don't survive the stick across the head. They just don't." - William "Mecca" Elmore"--]cProvided by publisher.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><em>Prison From The Inside Out</em> is both a book and an act of trust: A black man from New Jersey and a white woman from New York meet in a workshop at a North Carolina prison. They decide they have something to tell the world about incarceration, self-esteem, personal growth, survival, and the power of trust. Together they have created this book.</p><p><br></p><p>On March 30, 1991, William "Mecca" Elmore fired a gun toward a parked and occupied van in an attempt to protect a friend who he thought was actively involved in a drug deal gone bad. In court two years later, that same friend testified that Mecca had aimed directly at the van's occupants, one of whom died of his wound before reaching the hospital. Mecca admitted to firing the gun, but he did not plan to kill anyone, so although the public defender urged him to take a plea bargain, he insisted on taking the stand. Today, Mecca sees giving that testimony as a turning point in his life.</p><p><br></p><p>Mecca was sentenced to "mandatory life," a sentence that meant he would spend the rest of his natural life in prison with no possibility of parole.</p><p><em>Prison From The Inside Out</em> tells the story of how that sentence was served.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><em>Forceful, vivid, and utterly captivating. Every voice is fully alive, opinionated, smart, honest, articulate, and human--especially that of Mecca, the complex, thoughtful figure at the center. </em><strong>- Lydia Davis, fiction writer, MacArthur Fellow, Man Booker International Prize</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>In his many years of incarceration, William 'Mecca" Elmore realized that words are more powerful than bars. This is also a love story dedicated to resistance, resilience, hope, unconditional love, and humility</em><strong>. - Jaki Shelton Green, North Carolina Poet Laureate</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Beautiful! A revealing oral history that opens up the world inside our prisons. </em>- Timothy Tyson, Author <em>Blood Done Sign My Name & The Blood of Emmett Till</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Prison From the Inside Out is Awesome. Just like William, It's Straight Up with No Chaser</em>. - <strong>James Langston, Retired Superintendent, Wake Correctional, Raleigh, NC</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>You have a lot to say to me and to anyone who picks up this book. I'm honored to be a character in your story.</em> - <strong>James Leone, U.S. Marine, Former supervisor, Piedmont Correctional, Salisbury NC</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>This multiple perspective approach challenges how we interpret the lives of the incarcerated and how they deal with the difficulties of daily living behind bars.</em> - <strong>Jeffrey Ian Ross PhD, Professor, co-author <em>Beyond Bars: Rejoining Society After Prison</em></strong></p><p><br></p><br>
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