Demico Boothe


Demico Boothe is an African-American bestselling author of several books on the plight of African American men in the American prison system.

Biography

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Boothe spent nearly 13 years in federal prison and was released in 2003. He wrote his first book, entitled Why Are So Many Black Men in Prison?, while incarcerated. To date, he has written and published three other books, including: Getting Out & Staying Out: A Black Man's Guide to Success After Prison and The Top 25 Things Black Folks Do That We Need To Stop!!! The latter was published in January, 2009, and received much critical acclaim within the African-American community.
Boothe is a noted expert on many subjects and issues concerning the African-American community, with an emphasis on the U.S. criminal justice system as it relates to black males.
On the back of his book, Why Are So Many Black Men in Prison?, Boothe states that he read and studied over 500 books while he was incarcerated, including the entire Webster's Dictionary, the Bible, the Qur'an, as well as every alphabetical entry in the 1998 Encyclopædia Britannica.

Works

Why Are There So Many Black People in Prison?
The Top 25 Things Black Folks Do that We Need to Stop!!!
Getting Out & Staying Out: A Black Man's Guide to Success after Prison
The U.S. Child Support System and the Black Family