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Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing

Ted Conover

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Journalist Ted Conover gives a first-hand account of life inside the penal system. When Conover’s request to shadow a recruit at the New York State Corrections Officer Academy was denied, he decided to apply for a job as a prison officer. So begins his odyssey at Sing Sing, once a model prison but now the state’s most troubled maximum-security facility. The result of his year there is this remarkable look at one of America’s most dangerous prisons, where drugs, gang wars, and sex are rampant, and where the line between violator and violated is often unclear.

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Pages:: pages

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Edition:: First Paperback Edition, 1st, First Edition

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0375726624

ISBN13:: 9780375726620

kindle Asin:: B000Q9IJ5I

Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing

Ted Conover

3.99/5 (3762 ratings)

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Journalist Ted Conover gives a first-hand account of life inside the penal system. When Conover’s request to shadow a recruit at the New York State Corrections Officer Academy was denied, he decided to apply for a job as a prison officer. So begins his odyssey at Sing Sing, once a model prison but now the state’s most troubled maximum-security facility. The result of his year there is this remarkable look at one of America’s most dangerous prisons, where drugs, gang wars, and sex are rampant, and where the line between violator and violated is often unclear.

Format:

Pages:: pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:: First Paperback Edition, 1st, First Edition

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0375726624

ISBN13:: 9780375726620

kindle Asin:: B000Q9IJ5I

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