{"product_id":"citizen-outlaw-paperback","title":"Citizen Outlaw - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Barber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dramatic narrative account of the life of William Juneboy Outlaw III, whose journey from housing-project youth to ruthless gangland kingpin to change-making community advocate represents a vital next chapter in the ongoing conversation about race and social justice in America\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen he was in his early twenties, William Juneboy Outlaw III was sentenced to eighty-five years in prison for homicide and armed assault. The sentence brought his brief but prolific criminal career as the head of a forty-member cocaine gang in New Haven, Connecticut, to a close. But behind bars, Outlaw quickly became a feared prison \"shot caller\" with 150 men under his sway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen everything changed: his original sentence was reduced by sixty years. At the same time, he was shipped to a series of the most notorious federal prisons in the country, where he endured long stints in solitary confinement--and where transformational relationships with a fellow inmate and a prison therapist\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003emade him realize that he wanted more for himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpon his release, Outlaw took a job at Dunkin' Donuts, volunteered in the New Haven community, and started to rebuild his life. He now is an award-winning community advocate, leading a team of former felons who negotiate truces between gangs on the very streets that he once terrorized. The homicide rate in New Haven has dropped 70 percent in the decade that he's run the team--a drop as dramatic as in any city in the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with exclusive access to Outlaw himself, Charles Barber's \u003cem\u003eCitizen Outlaw\u003c\/em\u003e is the unforgettable story of how a gang leader became the catalyst for one of the greatest civic crime reductions in America, and an inspiring argument for love and compassion in the face of insurmountable odds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA VITAL NEXT CHAPTER IN THE ONGOING CONVERSATION ABOUT RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he was in his early twenties, William Juneboy Outlaw iii was sentenced to eighty-five years in prison for homicide and armed assault. The sentence brought his brief but prolific criminal career as the head of a forty-member cocaine gang in New Haven, Connecticut, to a close. But behind bars, Outlaw quickly became a feared prison \"shot caller\" with 100 men under his sway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen everything changed: His original sentence was reduced by sixty years. At the same time, he was shipped to a series of America's most notorious federal prisons, where he endured long stints in solitary confinement--and where transformational relationships with a fellow inmate and with a prison therapist made him realize that he wanted more for himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpon his release, Outlaw took a job at Dunkin' Donuts, began volunteering in New Haven, and started to rebuild his life. Now an award-winning community advocate, he leads a team of former felons in negotiating truces between gangs on the very streets that he once terrorized. 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The sentence brought his brief but prolific criminal career as the head of a forty-member cocaine gang in New Haven, Connecticut, to a close. But behind bars, Outlaw quickly became a feared prison \"shot caller\" with 100 men under his sway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen everything changed: His original sentence was reduced by sixty years. At the same time, he was shipped to a series of America's most notorious federal prisons, where he endured long stints in solitary confinement--and where transformational relationships with a fellow inmate and with a prison therapist made him realize that he wanted more for himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpon his release, Outlaw took a job at Dunkin' Donuts, began volunteering in New Haven, and started to rebuild his life. Now an award-winning community advocate, he leads a team of former felons in negotiating truces between gangs on the very streets that he once terrorized. 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