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1) The deep end
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English
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MPT transit officer Casey Holland's first volunteer shift at Fraserview Youth Custody Center turns deadly when the center's director dies from heart failure. But, all is not as it seems, as rumors suggest that his death was no accident.
Compounding this disturbing event is her ward's new delinquent boyfriend and a plea from MPT's secretary to watch over her grandson, Justin, who's also in the detention center. As more death occurs, tension inside...
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English
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"The modern corrections system is a complex structure, with opportunities in many different professions. Teens with an interest in medicine, social work, psychology, and education-to name just a few fields-are likely to find a rewarding career in the corrections system. This book explains the many different career paths available and describes some of the educational requirements needed. It speaks plainly about the pros and cons of working in what...
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English
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This riveting blend of on-the-ground reporting and sweeping social and architectural history discusses the decision to close Rikers Island and what it will really mean for reformists, justice architects, abolitionists, city government officials, prison guards and the incarcerated themselves. -- Provided by publisher.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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"It's 2003 and Romy Hall is at the start of two consecutive life sentences at Stanville Women's Correctional Facility, deep in California's Central Valley. Outside is the world from which she has been severed: the San Francisco of her youth and her young son, Jackson. Inside is a new reality: thousands of women hustling for the bare essentials needed to survive; the bluffing and pageantry and casual acts of violence by guards and prisoners alike;...
5) Privilege
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Privilege novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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"Ariana Osgood rules exclusive Easton Academy--until she was arrested for murdering Thomas Pearson. She's spent the past two years at the Brenda T. Trumbull Correctional Facility for Women plotting her escape and is determined to get a second chance at the glamorous life she left behind. And Ariana will do anything to get her way...."--p. [4] of cover.
6) Firelight
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Hallmark Hall of Fame volume 77
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English
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"Cuba Gooding, Jr. plays Dwayne Johnson (D.J.), a counselor at a women's correctional center who dedicates his professional life to helping young people reclaim their own self-respect through selfless service to others. The incarcerated young women in the center come from troubled, often violent, backgrounds. Many of them belong to gangs and have been involved with illegal drugs. In the words of D.J., 'They come in here so broken. These are girls...
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Inception Media Group, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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"When Liz returns home on a college break, her best friend Ashley coaxes her out for a rendezvous with ex-boyfriend Danny at Preston Castle, an abandoned boys correctional institute with a gruesome past. What begins as a dare for the three teens seeking weekend excitement, turns into a grisly nightmare as they try to escape an evil presence still lurking on the terrifying grounds. As they probe the decaying depths and shadows of Preston Castle, they...
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Carolina Academic Press
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English
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Synopsis: The job of today's correctional officer is a demanding one, whether it is working in an adult prison or in a local jail. The correctional officer has the responsibility to safely confine criminal offenders, and, by doing so, properly keeps the public safe. This book is meant to give the reader, whether a student or a trainee, a clear, realistic understanding of what correctional officers do-from patrolling cellblocks, preventing escapes...
15) Half past dead
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
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English
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Alcatraz, "The Rock", has just re-opened. The first criminal to go to the electric chair is also sitting on a secret worth $200 million. An invading group of commandos isn't about to let that fortune go up in smoke. Already having an undercover FBI agent in Alcatraz, the situation has to be neutralized and he has to rescue a Supreme Court Justice held hostage. Now, he has to convince his convict "partner" and the other inmates to fight on the right...
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Russian
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"Pedagogicheskai͡a poėma -- naibolee znachitelʹnoe proizvedenie A.S. Makarenko. Pedagog pribyvaet pod Poltavu, chtoby organizovatʹ trudovui͡u kolonii͡u dli͡a deteĭ-besprizornikov i ugolovnikov. Pered nim stoit eprostai͡a zadacha -- perevospitatʹ nesovershennoletnikh ravonarushiteleĭ. I on s neĭ spravli͡aetsi͡a blesti͡ashche. Nevozmozhno bytʹ khoroshim pedagogom i vospitatelem, ne prochitav Pedagogicheskui͡u poėmu."--
17) Civil brand
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[Trimark Home Video]
Pub. Date
[2004], c2002
Language
English
Description
Frances has been sent to the "pen" for killing her abusive husband. After being abused, violated and persecuted by the prison warden, the women from the cellblock rise up and revolt against the injustices of the penitentiary and the "new plantation" workplace that harvest human labor for big-time profit. Nothing will stop Frances and her fellow inmates in this brutal battle for justice.
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A Plume Book
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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The rap superstar details the circumstances that led to his year-long incarceration at Rikers Island and his experiences during his imprisonment, sharing insights into his daily rituals, interactions with other inmates, and efforts to stay positive.