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Acclaimed journalist Ted Conover sets a new standard for bold, in-depth reporting in this first-hand account of life inside the penal system at Sing Sing.
When Ted 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 himself. The result is an unprecedented work of eyewitness journalism: the account of Conover's year-long passage into storied Sing Sing prison as a rookie guard, or "newjack."
As he struggles to become a good officer, Conover angers inmates, dodges blows, and attempts, in the face of overwhelming odds, to
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Manufacturer: Vintage
Release date: 12 June 2001
ISBN-10 : 0375726624 | ISBN-13: 9780375726620
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Release date: 12 June 2001
ISBN-10 : 0375726624 | ISBN-13: 9780375726620
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