{"product_id":"prison-truth-william-j-drummond-9780520298361","title":"Prison Truth: The Story of the San Quentin News","description":"San Quentin State Prison, California's oldest prison and the nation's largest, is notorious for once holding America's most dangerous prisoners. But in 2008, the Bastille-by-the-Bay became a beacon for rehabilitation through the prisoner-run newspaper the\u003ci\u003e San Quentin News\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrison Truth\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how prisoners, many serving life terms, transformed the prison climate from what Johnny Cash called a living hell to an environment that fostered positive change in inmates' lives. Award-winning journalist William J. Drummond takes us behind bars, introducing us to Arnulfo Garc?, the visionary prisoner who led the revival of the newspaper. Drummond describes how the \u003ci\u003eSan Quentin News, \u003c\/i\u003e after a twenty-year shutdown, was recalled to life under an enlightened warden and the small group of local retired newspaper veterans serving as advisers, which Drummond joined in 2012. Sharing how officials cautiously and often unwittingly allowed the newspaper to tell the stories of the incarcerated, \u003ci\u003ePrison Truth\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates the power of prison media to humanize the experiences of people inside penitentiary walls and to forge alliances with social justice networks seeking reform.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William J. Drummond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520298365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520298361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2020","brand":"William J. Drummond","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046985691391,"sku":"9780520298361","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1743a1b4-51cb-45c7-8a3d-c2c5e1f1dd76.jpg?v=1684987625","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prison-truth-william-j-drummond-9780520298361","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}