``I am a survivor of the criminal justice system in the same way in which those who survived the awful Holocaust of Nazi Germany survived... Only in Germany people were destroyed and imprisoned because of their religion. In this country it's because of the colour of our skin, stated by Ruben “Hurricane” Carter in May 26, 2000. Rubin “Hurricane” Carter was born on May 6, 1937 in Paterson, NJ. Rubin Carter was a middleweight boxer, who had to overcome both adversity and prejudice. Rubin Carter was wrongfully convicted twice for triple murder charge. Rubin Carter acquired a criminal record at the age of for assault and robbery, and he was then sent to a juvenile reformatory. Rubin Carter escaped shortly after in 1954, and joined in army at age 17; while in the army Carter developed an avid interest in boxing. Rubin Carter was arrested for purse snatching and imprisoned in Trenton State Prison for duration of 4 years. While in Prison he defied the authority of the guards by refusing to wear the uniform, and he remained isolated in his cell; He read studied, and wrote. Subsequently he also released an autobiography entitled “The 16th Round: From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472”. Upon Carter’s release he developed into a professional; he was 5’8”, making him a little shorter than the average middleweight boxer.
Due to his aggressive fighting style, and fast fists, he earned the nickname “Hurricane”. Carter's career record in boxing was 27 wins, 12 losses and one draw, with 19 knockouts. In 1963 Carter won four out of six matches ranking him in the bottom top 10, once he defeated Emile Griffith he was ranked as the number three contender for the middleweight title, the highest rank that he received. Carter was wrongly convicted for a triple murder case twice in 1966; Carter was released on bail and remained free for six months. “Hurricane” Carter was convicted again at a second trial in 1976. He was imprisoned for approximately 20 years. It was later...