Synopsis
Redemption tells the story of Stan "Tookie" Williams, founder of the Crips L.A. street gang. Story follows his fall into gang-banging, his prison term, and his work writing children's novels encouraging peace and anti-violence resolutions which earned him multiple Nobel Peace Prize nominations. After exhausting all forms of appeal, Tookie was executed by lethal injection.
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Cast
- Jamie FoxxStan 'Tookie' Williams
- Lynn WhitfieldBarbara Becnel
- Lee Thompson YoungCharles Becnel
- Brenden JeffersonYoung Stan Williams
- Brenda BazinetBarbara's Agent
- Wes WilliamsTony Bogard
- Greg EllwandPrison Chief
- Barbara Barnes-HopkinsMrs. Williams
- Tom BarnettJim Kates
- Joseph Pierre17yr. old Ray Washington
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