Akil Jahi (b. 1970)
Riverbend Maximum Security Institution
Nashville, Tennessee

 

Untitled (My Life is Raining), graphite on paper 11“ x 8 1/2” 

 

To read Jahi's letter, click here

In January 1995, Akil Jahi, aka Preston Carter, was sentenced to death for fatally shooting a couple after breaking into their home.