As co-founder of deadly LA street gang, the Crips, Stanley 'Tookie' Williams was the most feared man on the streets of Los Angeles. In 1971, at the age of 17, he teamed up with Raymond Lee Washington and they formed their own gang, which would later be known as the Crips.Since his conviction for the murder or four people in 1981, Williams decries his own bloody legacy and his continued efforts to teach young people about the dangers of joining street gangs has earned him a Nobel Peace Prize nomination and a stay of execution on death row. This is his story.

Author Biography

Stanley 'Tookie' Williams still awaits the hearing of an appeal against his execution whilst on death row in San Quentin. Redemption, a film about his life starring Jamie Foxx was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004. He is the previous author of numerous books warning young people of the dangers of gang culture.