Newjack: a year as a prison guard in New York's most infamous maximum security jail
by Conover, Ted.
Material type: BookPublisher: Ebury 2011ISBN: 9780091940959; 0091940958.Classification number: 365.92 CONSubject(s): Conover | Sing Sing Prison | Ossining Correctional Facility | Prisons -- New York (State) -- Ossining | Correctional personnel -- New York (State) -- Ossining -- Biography | Prisons -- New York (State) -- Ossining -- Officials and employees -- BiographySubject: After he was denied access to report on Sing Sing prison, journalist Ted Conover applied to become a prison guard. He spent a year in the unpredictable, intimidating and often violent world of Americas penal system. 'Newjack' takes the reader as close to experiencing life in an American prison as anyone would ever want to get.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book - Adult Paperback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 365.92 CON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002754451X |
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After he was denied access to report on Sing Sing prison, journalist Ted Conover applied to become a prison guard. He spent a year in the unpredictable, intimidating and often violent world of Americas penal system. 'Newjack' takes the reader as close to experiencing life in an American prison as anyone would ever want to get.
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