SUBJECT: This a review of "New Jack - Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Ted Conover's foray into the world of corrections started as undercover expose of the Sing Sing prison system. He soon discovered a world rarely seen by those outside of corrections. More than once, Conover was advised that he was not a "prison guard" but a correctional officer and he quickly learned exactly what that meant. Richard Lessington, a correctional officer in the District of Columbia, said, "Corrections officers become for each inmate their mother, father, …

…of freedom to them as well. It is a very delicate balancing act between inmate and correction officer, control and freedom, relationships and privacy. Once the balance is determined, a successful correctional officer can be made. Bibliography Clear, Todd R. and Cole, George F., American Corrections, Belmont, California: Wadsworth, 2003 Conover, Ted, New Jack, Guarding Sing Sing, New York, New York: Random House, 2000 Lombardo, Lucien X., Guards Imprisoned: Correctional Officers at Work, New York: Elsevier, a1986