Description
An unapologetic, brutal memoir from notorious 60s career criminal James Carr. BAD covers Carr's life from his first arrest for burning down his school at age 9, through merciless stints in San Quentin, where he shared a cell with famed Soledad Brother George Jackson, through his tragic post-incarceration murder in San Jose in 1972. A savage indictment of the American penal system, this classic release has new significance as part of a growing, urgent demand for criminal justice reform.
Author: James Carr
Publisher: Three Rooms Press
Published: 04/12/2016
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781941110386
ISBN10: 194111038X
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional | General
Author: James Carr
Publisher: Three Rooms Press
Published: 04/12/2016
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781941110386
ISBN10: 194111038X
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional | General
About the Author
James Carr evolved from being one of the most notorious rebels in the California penal system of the 50s and 60s as leader of the infamous Wolf Pack to a comrade of famed Soledad Brother George Jackson and early member of the Black Panthers. Carr was murdered on April 6th, 1972 outside his home in San Jose, CA.