This book does not contain much surprise, the seemingly endless miscarriages of justice churned out by the USA legal system makes one somewhat jaded.

Where this book differs is that Woodfox is clearly a man who values morality and character, when he speaks of the prisoners and guards that framed him for the murder of a guard he does not attack their characters, he merely iterates what they did and how they boxed him into a corner.

The account is all the better for this, he does not come across as a man with scores to settle, rather he takes on the journey that ruined his life.

A very interesting read and something that (unfortunately) again highlights the torturous appeals process in the U.S. and the molasses like speed in which incarcerated prisoners are allowed their appeals.

A genuine book from a genuine man.