thomas, piri

The author recalls his early experiences with poverty and discrimination, his involvement with drugs and gangs, and his prison sentence for armed robbery which led to his rehabilitation and work with street gangs and drug addicts.

Piri Thomas discusses the experiences he had during the seven years he spent at the Bellevue, Sing Sing, and Great Meadows prisons.

The story of a Puerto Rican boy, oldest of seven children, who was born and brought up in Spanish Harlem.