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Title: Holding the Key: My Year as a Guard at Sing Sing by Ted Conover ISBN: 0-7432-0664-9 Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Trade Division) Pub. Date: 02 July, 2001 Format: Paperback

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)

Rating: 5
Summary: so they aint the bad guys
Comment: Ted Connover dispels the image of the brutal prison guard in total control of oppressed prisoners that is often portrayed in dramatic jail orientated films such as the Shawshank Redemption or Cool Hand Luke. Connover working for a year as an undercover journalist in the guise of a Corrections Officer is soon exposed to the brutal reality of life that is Sing Sing prison. Verbally abused on a daily basis and in constant fear of his life Connover takes us on a journey where machismo and testosterone rule the day. Feeling pity, but at the same time anomosity, towards the jail population (colleagues included) it is obvious that the experience was completely different and more testing than what Connover had ever expected. With accurate descriptions of inmates, colleagues, the 'job' and the whole reality of the prison system 'Holding the Key is certainly an exhilirating read that opens your eyes to what goes on, not only behind the closed gates of Sing Sing, but within the mind of a corrections officer. Ill certainly be adding to my collection of Ted Connover books if this gem is anything to go by.