Ajamu Niamke Kamara

The author's account of his life in San Quentin State Prison in California where he has lived in a small cell on death row for sixteen years because of a murder conviction.

One of the founders of the Crips, a Los Angeles gang, tells the reader about the dangers of gang life, particularly of getting involved with drug use and drug dealing.

A founder of the Crips introduces kids to the way gangs operate focusing particularly on the powerful influence of "bad" friends.

A founder of the Crips in Los Angeles introduces kids to the dangers of belonging to a gang.

Discusses the violence that can occur when gangs have guns.

Argues against joining gangs because such groups hurt people and neighborhoods.

A founder of the Crips discusses gangs, debunking the notion that belonging to a gang is the only way a kid can "fit in."

The co-founder of the Crips tells how gang members abuse the power they have to hurt others and ultimately hurt themselves.