Newjack: A Year as a Prison Guard in New York's Most Infamous Maximum Security Jail by Ted Conover

Newjack: A Year as a Prison Guard in New York's Most Infamous Maximum Security Jail

Ted Conover

352 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction crime memoir true crime reflective sad medium-paced

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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. When Conover's request to shadow a recruit at the New York State Corrections Officer Academy was denied, ...

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