The Prison Officer

(Paperback)

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The brutally honest, no-holds-barred story of a young woman thrown in at the deep end in a men's prison. A growing drug problem. Gangs on the wing. How will she keep control Life as a prison officer was Gen's calling. But when she took her first job in a men's prison at only 23, she was thrown in at the deep end. How did she find her place amongst gangsters, killers and traffickers How would she navigate a mental health system on its knees And how could she help the prisoners who needed it most when half the officers had already given up From the wing kingpin who delivers his threats with a smile and a pat on the back, to the famous drill artist causing a stir on the wing, and from the 'frequent flyer' for whom prison is the only home he's known to the young offender who gets a second chance, Gen reveals the incredible cast of characters behind the prison walls. In this searing account of her time behind bars, discover how Gen learned how to use her heart, her humour and sheer bloody-mindedness to make a difference.

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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 approach to people in prison and to get the UK excited about justice reform.