The Prison Officer
$35.95
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
9 June 2024
Summary
The brutally honest, no-holds-barred story of a young woman trying to keep control in a men’s prison.
Honest, heartfelt and moving. ***** The Sun
The Prison Officer challenges everything you thought you knew about people in prison.
Becoming a prison officer was Gen’s burning ambition despite her background making this an unlikely career choice. At twenty-three, full of hopes and dreams of helping those that needed it most within the prison system, she discovered the re…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804992784 |
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| ISBN-10: | 180499278X |
| Author: | Gen Glaister |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 244g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 127mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
This book is so immersive you’ll feel the fetid smell of prison getting under your skin. * Daily Mail *
A fascinating inside account which brings alive one of the hidden, and often most shameful parts of British society – our prison system. Honest and unflinching, an important contribution to our understanding of how prisons work. * Rory Stewart, bestselling author of Politics On the Edge *
Exposes the real characters behind the chaos, commotion and surreal charm of prison life. A shocking and gripping read. * James Timpson OBE *
About The Author
Gen Glaister
Gen Glaister had her heart set on being a prison officer since she was fifteen. Just three months after leaving university she finally got the keys to one of London’s largest male prisons, where she learned more about humans than she could ever have imagined. Since leaving the prison service, Gen has remained determined to change the public’s perception of people in prison and advocate justice reform.
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