Stan "Tookie" Williams, founder of the Crips, fell into gang life, served time in prison, and wrote children's novels promoting peace and anti-violence. Despite Nobel Peace Prize nominations, he was executed by lethal injection at San Quentin State Prison in 2005.
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
Stan "Tookie" Williams, a former gang leader, transformed his life by penning acclaimed children's books, facilitating gang truces, and earning a Nobel Peace Prize nomination before his untimely passing.