Williams, Dortell

Dortell Williams is a forty-three-year-old life prisoner in California, where he has been confined for the last twenty years. A lover of learning, Williams calls prison his university, and proudly asserts that despite the inherent repression of prison, he has still accomplished a list of personal achievements. He is currently studying for an associates degree in Seminary through a correspondence course. He has taught himself to type, operate computers, communicate in Spanish, and earned a paralegal certificate. But most importantly to him, he has taught himself to write, and by that means he p...