Bibliograph

Newjack, guarding Sing Sing, Ted Conover

Type

Label

Newjack, guarding Sing Sing, Ted Conover

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-331)

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Newjack

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

47195133

Responsibility statement

Ted Conover

Sub title

guarding Sing Sing

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

New jack

Classification