| Description |
331 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Inside passage -- School for jailers -- Up the river -- Newjack -- Scrap heap -- Lie in Mama's house -- My heart inside out -- The fires of the New Year |
| Summary |
Acclaimed journalist Conover sets a new standard for reporting when he applies for a job as a prison officer. So begins his odyssey at Sing Sing, once a model prison but now the New York 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. As sobering as it is suspenseful, Newjack is an indispensable contribution to the urgent debate about our country's criminal justice system, and a consistently fascinating read |
| Notes |
Originally published: New York : Random House, ©2000 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-331) |
| Notes |
Winner, National Book Criticis Circle award for nonfiction, 2000 |
| Subject |
Conover, Ted.
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Sing Sing Prison.
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Ossining Correctional Facility.
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Prisons -- New York (State) -- Ossining.
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Correctional personnel -- New York (State) -- Ossining -- Biography.
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Prisons -- Officials and employees -- New York (State) -- Ossining -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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Autobiographies.
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| LC no. |
99087895 |
| ISBN |
0375726624 |
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9780375726620 |
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