Inside the Wire
true stories from a new zealand prison officer
$29.63
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
4 June 2025
Summary
Inside the Wire: True Stories from New Zealand’s Toughest Prisons
Rhonda Hāpi-Smith has walked among some of New Zealand’s most dangerous criminals. As a female prison officer and member of the Riot Squad, she met and worked with thieves, addicts, gangsters, murderers and sex offenders for nearly twenty years in men’s prisons around the country.
Operating within an unspoken set of codes, Rhonda built a reputation for herself as fair but firm. She dealt with everything from m…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781775542704 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 177554270X |
| Author: | Rhonda Hapi-Smith |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 4 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 155mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Rhonda Hapi-Smith
Rhonda Hapi-Smith followed her father and siblings into the prison service at the age of 30 and worked for 20 years as a prison officer, Control and Restraint Instructor, and member of the Riot Squad at Hawkes Bay Regional (Mangaroa) Prison. In her later career she transferred to Rimutaka Prison and worked among some of New Zealand’s most dangerous inmates before leaving Corrections in 2017. Many times as she walked the prison floors, she was writing this book in her head.
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