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第6回（2011年） Winner
Wilbert Rideau
ウィルバート・ライドー
Wilbert Rideau
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1942-02-13 （Louisiana, United States）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Lake Charles, Louisiana (childhood) → Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola), Louisiana → New Orleans (post-release / activity)
経歴
- 職業
- Author, Journalist, Radio correspondent, Documentary filmmaker, Editor (prison publication)
- 活動期間
- 1975年〜
- 影響を与えた人物
- Influence on prison journalism movement
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. O. Boston High School | — | — | — | — | United States |
W. O. Boston High School
国:
United States
Formal schooling did not extend beyond ninth grade. Self-educated extensively while incarcerated.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | George Polk Award | Articles in The Angolite ("The Other Side of Murder", "Prison: The Sexual Jungle") | — | George Polk Awards organization | 受賞 |
| — | Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award | The Angolite (reporting) | — | Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award | 受賞 |
| — | American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award | The Angolite (reporting) | — | American Bar Association | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Sidney Hillman Award | Contributions to The Angolite | — | Sidney Hillman Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Dayton Literary Peace Prize | In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Deliverance | — | Dayton Literary Peace Prize Committee | 受賞 |
George Polk Award
1979
対象作品:
Articles in The Angolite ("The Other Side of Murder", "Prison: The Sexual Jungle")
主催:
George Polk Awards organization
結果:
受賞
Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
対象作品:
The Angolite (reporting)
主催:
Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
結果:
受賞
American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award
対象作品:
The Angolite (reporting)
主催:
American Bar Association
結果:
受賞
Sidney Hillman Award
1981
対象作品:
Contributions to The Angolite
主催:
Sidney Hillman Foundation
結果:
受賞
Dayton Literary Peace Prize
2011
対象作品:
In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Deliverance
主催:
Dayton Literary Peace Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Life Sentences: Rage and Survival Behind Bars
1992年 Anthology / JournalismAn anthology compiling articles from The Angolite, conveying life inside prison and voices of inmates.
Prison lifeRedemptionHuman rights
The Wall Is Strong: Corrections in Louisiana
1991年 Textbook / CompendiumA compendium of essays and articles on corrections in Louisiana, used as a textbook; many pieces originated in The Angolite.
Corrections systemPolicy
In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Deliverance
2010年 Memoir / Non-fictionA memoir recounting 44 years at Angola, the legal history of his case, and his rehabilitation and writing while incarcerated.
RedemptionJudicial injusticeRehabilitation
映像化・舞台化
- [Film (documentary)] The Farm: Angola, USA / Jonathan Stack, Liz Garbus (1998)
全著作
- Life Sentences: Rage and Survival Behind Bars (1992)
- The Wall Is Strong: Corrections in Louisiana (1991)
- In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Deliverance (2010)
翻案
- The Farm: Angola, USA (documentary, 1998)
- The Farm: 10 Down (follow-up documentary, 2009)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Journalistic, direct proseMemoiristic non-fiction approach emphasizing testimony and lived experience
- 頻出モチーフ
- IncarcerationRedemption and rehabilitationRace and judicial injustice
評価・遺産
Wilbert Rideau became a leading figure in prison journalism as editor of The Angolite, winning major journalism awards. His case produced a Supreme Court precedent (Rideau v. Louisiana), and his long incarceration followed by writing and public speaking influenced debates about rehabilitation.
大衆文化への影響
- Featured subject in the documentary The Farm: Angola, USA
引用
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"the most rehabilitated prisoner in America"
出典: Life magazine (1993 article) (1993年)
豆知識
- Known as one of the first African-American editors of a prison newspaper in the United States.
- His 1961 conviction was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court; he was finally convicted of manslaughter in 2005 and released after serving nearly 44 years.
- As editor of The Angolite he won awards including the George Polk Award.