Rubin’s Plight
After being sentenced to life in prison for multiple murders and incarcerated in Rahway State Prison in New Jersey, Carter continued to profess his innocence. Written from prison and first published in 1974, his autobiography titled The Sixteenth Round documents Carter’s tumultuous journey from the boxing ring to solitary confinement, maintaining that he had nothing to do with the 1966 triple murder.
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Copies were sent to numerous celebrities in hopes of drawing attention to the cause in a new campaign for his release. And Bob Dylan received a copy because of his prior commitment to the civil rights struggle in America.