 Hard Cover $24.95 Buy | Warden Texas Prison Life and Death from the Inside Out Jim Willett and Ron Rozelle
Jim Willett never intended to preside over more legal executions than anyone else alive. Warden is the story of Willett’s 30-year career in Texas prisons, from his first night as a shotgun-wielding guard to the last man he accompanied to the death chamber. He saw first-hand the Carrasco hostage crisis, the longest prison siege in the history of the United States. He worked as an internal-affairs investigator, earning the resentment of his colleagues as he asked questions about guards’ abuse of prisoners. And he watched the crowds gather when Texas reinstated the death penalty. ... More » |