The System Versus the Law is a stunning book about the "real" system and the law and how one man fought it with passion, commitment, and startling courage.... not only about legal injustice, it is an unflinching portrait of a contemporary black American... raised in the projects...sent to war, becomes addicted, marries, has children, and is convicted for an act of arson he did not do. He takes his readers on a harrowing journey through legal wrangling, as well as teaches them a thing or two about redemption on the way. --Lenore Wilson, Educator and writer

How could the man whom I loved so much be a criminal? What went wrong? The life that appeared so perfect with a wife, children, a house, and a dog was not so...I saw a transformation...His spiritual journey made...my own beliefs seem clearer...From my experience working as a counselor in a prison, I know that many inmates develop a sense of finding a new self... --Dr. Tamara Brown Payne, Psychologist