Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison

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New York Times bestseller | Member of Oprah’s SuperSoul 100 | one of World Economic Forum’s “Most Really useful Books of 2016”

Now in paperback, the harrowing,* inspiring**, and unforgettable† memoir of redemption and second chances amidst The us’s mass incarceration epidemic. 

Shaka Senghor was once raised in a middle class neighborhood on Detroit’s east side All through the height of the 1980s crack epidemic. An honor roll student and a natural leader, he dreamed of turning into a doctor—but at age 11, his parents’ marriage began to resolve, and the beatings from his mother worsened, sending him on a downward spiral that saw him run away from home, turn to drug dealing to live on, and end up in prison for murder at the age of 19, fuming with anger and despair.      

Writing My Wrongs is the story of what came next. All through his nineteen-year incarceration, seven of which have been spent in solitary confinement, Senghor discovered literature, meditation, self-examination, and the kindness of others—tools he used to confront the demons of his past, forgive the people who hurt him, and begin atoning for the wrongs he had committed. Upon his release at age thirty-eight, Senghor became an activist and mentor to young women and men facing circumstances like his. His work locally and the courage to share his story led him to fellowships at the MIT Media Lab and the Kellogg Foundation, membership in Oprah Winfrey’s SuperSoul 100, and invitations to speak at events like TED and the Aspen Ideas Festival.

In equal turns, Writing My Wrongs is a page-turning portrait of life in the shadow of poverty, violence, and fear; an unforgettable story of redemption, reminding us that our worst deeds don’t define us; and a compelling witness to our country’s need for rethinking its approach to crime, prison, and the women and men sent there.

* the New York Times
** Bryan Stevenson
† Michelle Alexander 

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