Social Sciences, Penology
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Synopsis
US journalist Ted Conover spent a year undercover as a prison officer at the notorious Sing Sing prison in Westchester. This account of his time there is also a history of Sing Sing itself, plus an honest exploration of the American penal system that contrives to dehumanize both guards and inmates.Book Details
Published
July 2, 2001
Publisher
Scribner
Pages
329
ISBN
9780743206648