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INSIDE OUT: FIFTY YEARS BEHIND THE WALLS
OF NEW JERSEY’S TRENTON STATE PRISON
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"I know you, man, inside out.” |
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Inside Out is the 50-year history (1950-2000) of New Jersey's
toughest maximum-security state prison as told by prison guard Harry Camisa,
who lived it.
In his fifty years behind the walls of the prison, Harry witnessed 13 electrocutions
and was taken hostage twice. He was in the center of a horrific bloodbath as
two rival black Muslim sects fought for dominance in the prison. He was there
when the Black Liberation Army tried to break out Joanne Chesimard's partner
in a well-coordinated assault on 7-wing.
In his career, Harry knew all of New Jersey's major criminals, ranging
from Charlie “The Bug” Workman, who gunned down Dutch Schultz in
the 1930’s, to Richard “The Iceman” Kuklinski, whose criminal career was the subject of two HBO television specials.
As Harry’s story unfolds in a narrative that’s both dramatic and
funny, his experiences reflect the changes in American society that shaped the
last half of the twentieth century.
If you like history, biography or true crime, you’ll love Inside Out. If
you’re a professional in the fields of law, law enforcement or corrections,
you’ll want this book for your personal library. |
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