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Description edit
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, he decided to apply for a job as a prison... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Wickersham: Add a description of this character.
- Smith
- Larson
- Delacruz
- Colton
- Osborne
- Holmes
- Lawes
- Mama
- Davis
- Nigro
- Bloom
- Morales
- Bella
- Clinton
- Chavez
- Dieter
- Phelan
- Eveillard
- Harper
- Massey
- Rufino
- Rivera
- Hulbert
- Toussaint
- Arno
- Grandma
- Anne Frank
- Margot
- Kemmler
- Miller
- Di Paola
- Martinez
- Michaels
- Robinson
- Brereton
- Goldman
- Tappan
- Konoval
- Perlstein
- Birch
- Blaine
- Alcantara
- Mccorkle
- Nolen
- Brown
- Allen
- Perez
- Wilkin
- Di Carlo
First Sentence edit
Six-twenty A.M. and the sun rises over a dark place.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ted Conover (Author)
- Maurice Gilliams
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0375501770
Page Count: 336
Publisher: Random House
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0375501770
Page Count: 336
Awards edit
- National Book Critics Circle Award (2000: General Nonfiction, Winner)
- Pulitzer Prize (Finalist, 2001: General Non-fiction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 365.92
Subjects edit
- Books › Professional & Technical › Law › Criminal Law › Law Enforcement
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Political Science › Government
- Books › Nonfiction › Politics › U.S.
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › Nonfiction › Crime & Criminals › Criminology
- Books › Law › Criminal Law › Law Enforcement
- Books › Nonfiction › Crime & Criminals › Penology
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