In seiner Biografie schildert Chris Young seinen Lebensweg von der Kindheit im Ghetto über Rassismus und das Leben in einer berüchtigten Gang bis hin zu seinem Widerstand im Todestrakt. Er reflektiert, wie das Todesurteil ihn letztlich zur Selbstbefreiung führte und selbst das Opfer um Gnade bat.
How death row saved my life
I am sitting in a concrete cell, stranded on Texas death row, waiting to be murdered by the state. I was convicted of murdering a convenience store clerk while attempting to rob him, if you let the state tell it. But none of that matters now. I am here, captured by four walls that have defeated some of the strongest men. The fight is not only for my life but for the preservation of my sanity. Sitting on a steel makeshift bed, I look in retrospect at the long journey that has brought me to this situation.