These are not typical jailhouse stories.
They are about events inside Rikers experienced through the eyes and ears of a correction officer who made it to the end of his twenty year career.
The uniqueness of this book, is that it all happened in the 1970's.
It wasn't like it is today.
Back then, we were the judge, jury and I use the word executioner, lightly.
We never killed, only punished, when officers were attacked.
There was always a need to show who was in charge.
We could ne.