Real Justice: Jailed for Life for Being Black: The Story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (Lorimer Real Justice)

Rubin Carter was in and out of prison from the age of twelve. At twenty-four, he became a professional boxer and was turning his life around. But Carter was very vocal about racism in the local police force. In 1966, he and a friend were arrested and convicted of a triple murder. Carter spent nearly twenty years in jail, proclaiming his innocence.
   Teenaged Lesra Martin heard Carter's story and believed he was innocent. He and a group of lawyers contacted Carter and began working to get him exonerated. In 1985, a judge released Carter, ruling that the conviction had been based on racism.