In Spite of the Consequences: Prison Letters on Exoneration, Abolition, and Freedom Hamilton Lacino
In Spite of the Consequences: Prison Letters on Exoneration, Abolition, and Freedom Hamilton Lacino "If I do not write, who will? After twenty-six years, including eleven years in solitary…
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In Spite of the Consequences: Prison Letters on Exoneration, Abolition, and Freedom Hamilton Lacino
"If I do not write, who will? After twenty-six years, including eleven years in solitary confinement, and a years-long campaign of public and political pressure, Hamilton was exonerated and released on September 30, 2020. What I am living with here does not allow me to wait until others fully wake up to the serious harm prisons cause."Falsely convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison, Lacino Hamilton sent thousands of letters during his incarceration.
Despite fierce resistance and retaliation from prison officials, he maintained correspondence with family and friends, as well as university professors and activists.Tireless, empathetic, and unflinching, Hamilton's voice The letters he wrote during his incarceration, advocating for his innocence--literally writing for his life--made him a leading voice on issues of abolition, imprisonment, and justice.