Gangsterinc.ning.com
The website Gorilla Convict has been a favorite among crime readers. Its authors include many men who know the underworld and the world behind bars from inside out […]
CampusProgress.org
Back in 1994, shortly after 22-year-old Seth Ferranti was sentenced to 24 years in prison for his role as the leader of a drug ring, he took advantage of the Federal Pell Grant in order to get a college education while serving his time […]
PopMatters.com
Street Literature, also known as Urban Fiction or Ghetto Lit, has established itself as a new type of African American popular fiction since the late ‘90s. Initiated with novels like The Coldest Winter Ever (1999) by Sister Souljah and Teri Woods’ True to the Game (1999), the genre now consists of thousands of works […]
November.org – The Wall
Transit, better known as “diesel therapy” to the feds, is maybe the worst part of being incarcerated. Imagine being handcuffed with a chain around your waist securing the handcuffs to your stomach area. You can’t move your arms up and down or side to side […]
Hip-Hop Weekly Street Legends Vol. 2 Book Review
Seth “Soul Man” Ferranti knows plenty of street legends as he has spent the past seventeen years of his lie incarcerated with many of them […]
Alvah’s Books Street Legends Vol. 1 Book Review
A few years ago, Alice K. Turner wrote a book entitled The History of Hell. The book traces the idea of hell throughout history. In like manner, Jeffrey Burton Russell wrote The Devil: Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity to Primitive Christianity. His book traces the idea of the Devil in a period of history […]
Razorcake Prison Stories Book Review
Let me start by saying that despite the criticisms I’ll bring up later in this review, I was hooked on this book from the first page, and I read it quickly. My attention didn’t wane once and when I had a spare moment or two, you could probably find me pulling out the bookmark and reading this thing […]
Criminal Journalism
Pat O’Connor is a true crime journalist of note. He has been the editor and publisher of Crime Magazine since its inception in 1998. He is the author of The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal, which was published by The Chicago Review Press in 2008 […]
Mafialifeblog.com
As an accomplished author, journalist and publisher, Seth Ferranti is most recognized for covering organized crime personalities that range from drug lords to wiseguys. He has access, on a daily basis, that few journalists can claim […]
Planet Ill Interview with Seth Ferranti
Many have always encouraged a “lock em’ up and throw away the key” mentality in regards America’s prison system. This includes (and is sometimes especially directed toward) non-violent drug offenders […]