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Gen Glaister

The Prison Officer

Gen Glaister

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English
Penguin (Transworld)
09 June 2024
Memoirs; True crime; Causes & prevention of crime; Penology & punishment; Rehabilitation of offenders
The brutally honest, no-holds-barred story of a young woman trying to keep control in a men's prison.

Honest, heartfelt and moving.
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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 reality of life behind bars that no training could possibly have prepared her for.

In this searing account of her years as a prison officer, Gen shares how she learned to use her heart, her humour and sheer bloody-mindedness to make a difference to the men who lived by a different set of rules, finding her place amongst gangsters, killers and traffickers.
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Imprint:   Penguin (Transworld)
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 128mm,  Spine: 22mm
Weight:   243g
ISBN:   9781804992784
ISBN 10:   180499278X
Pages:   352
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  ELT Advanced ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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.

Reviews for The Prison Officer

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.


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