Begging for Justice -The Silent Coalition : The True Story of Pamela Smith

This book is about a woman fighting for justice, her cry silenced. An inmate, abused, raped, whose cries were ignored. I took my fight to the streets with a Grand Jury Petition, after begging the District Attorney in Tulsa for help. From prison walls I took on the battle to stop prison rapes. I begged for help but my voice was not heard because of the Silent Coalition. The State Driver Examiner that raped me was never charged, being represented by the State of Oklahoma Attorney General's office. I took my fight to Washington, to no avail.

I grew up in Cushing, Oklahoma. My parents worked in the cotton fields. I am the seventh of eight children, the baby girl, a Child of God, married to a wonderful man, mother of one, Maurice, grandmother of one, Kyante. I owned several beauty shops. I love fighting for inmates' rights and am a proud fighter for civil rights. I love Gospel music. I stand on faith and God's word. My book was inspired by the pain and suffering that life dealt me.