{"product_id":"i-cried-you-didnt-listen-books-not-bars-9781470059903","title":"I Cried, You Didn't Listen: A First Person Look at a Childhood Spent Inside CYA Youth Detention Systems","description":"From abused child; to child abuser; to murderer; to prison minister! \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I CRIED, YOU DIDN'T LISTEN\u003c\/i\u003e IS THE MOST POWERFUL TALE OF HORROR WITHIN THE WALLS OF PENAL INSTITUTIONS SINCE \u003ci\u003e'PAPILLON.'\u003c\/i\u003e THE TERRIFYING ASPECT IS THAT IT DESCRIBES AMERICA'S JUVENILE SYSTEM\" - Alden Mills, \u003ci\u003eARETE\u003c\/i\u003e MAGAZINE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"THE AUTHOR'S WELL-WRITTEN STORY COMES AT THE READER FAST AND FURIOUSLY; SHOCKING READERS INTO AN AWARENESS OF THE INHUMANITY OF AMERICA'S JUVENILE PENAL INSTITUTIONS.\"- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI CRIED, YOU DIDN'T LISTEN\u003c\/i\u003e IS A POWERFUL INDICTMENT OF A SYSTEM THAT MAY HAVE LOST TRACK OF ITS PURPOSE.\"- Don Davis, THE SAN DIEGO UNION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn early Winner of the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Project Censored\" Award of Excellence\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eI Cried, You Didn't Listen\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful story. It is shocking, haunting and brutal. Although it is a rare and valuable document, what is exceptional is not Dwight Abbott's experience, but his clarity and courage in sharing that experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDwight tells the disturbing tale of a very young child, first committed to the care of the state because of family tragedy and bad luck. Once institutionalized, he must learn to live within the cruel dynamics of a system that grants power through violence and leaves children at the mercy of predatory adults. He is continually faced with the need to choose between dehumanizing options: Be predator or be prey. Even in Dwight's description of racialist violence we see the effect that the social system has had on him - cementing stereo-types and prejudices that become self-fulfilling prophesy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dwight's account is terrifying. Upon reading it, one must recognize that, faced with the stark choice between victimizing another and being a victim oneself, the morals and values that make sense in freedom fall away. Perpetrating violence appears as the best option for self-preservation. This is the fundamental dynamic at work in Dwight's institutional life. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Cried, You Didn't Listen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e shows that, within incarcerating institutions, violence in all its forms - sexual assault, cliques, crews, gangs, emotional abuse - is essentially about power and control both over and above one's own sense of self. -\u003cb\u003eBooks not Bars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"THIS IS A SEARINGLY HONEST BOOK - READ IT IF YOU HAVE THE COURAGE. DWIGHT EDGAR ABBOTT'S STORY WILL REVEAL MORE ABOUT THE SELF-FUELING HORRORS OF INCARCERATION THAN WOULD TEN OF THE AVERAGE CRIMINOLOGY TEXTS. FOR YEARS THIS BOOK HAS CIRCULATED AS AN ALMOST CULT UNDERGROUND DOCUMENT, A SIMPLE KEY TO EXPLAINING THE COMPLEX WRETCHED MESS THAT IS THE AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.\" - Christian Parenti; American investigative journalist; writer of many widely published articles and author of: \u003ci\u003e \"LOCKDOWN AMERICA,\" \"THE SOFT CAGE\" AND \"THE FREEDOM.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"SADLY, DWIGHT'S EXPERIENCE ECHOES THE STORIES OF THE THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE STILL WAREHOUSED AND DEHUMANIZED IN CALIFORNIA, BUT ALSO SERVES POWERFUL TESTAMENT TO THE NEED FOR A 180 DEGREE SHIFT IN HOW WE DEAL WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN TROUBLE.\" - Van Jones, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ELLA BAKER CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Books Not Bars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1470059908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781470059903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Books Not Bars","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935463178495,"sku":"9781470059903","price":12.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f7380575-b079-4ba4-b398-660e4c7cc8fc.jpg?v=1681419946","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-cried-you-didnt-listen-books-not-bars-9781470059903","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}