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Hard Time in the County Jail: One Officer's Experience
Hard Time in the County Jail One Officer's Experience Author:Rita Roark Hard Time in the County Jail: One Officer?s Experience is about a middle-aged woman who wants to change the drab, ordinary, unexciting existence of her life. She decides to change jobs and do something a little less predictable. She goes to work in the county jail. As she is led through the jail, the inmates study her every movement through hard... more »ened eyes?leaving her feeling like an unsavory piece of meat that will eventually be devoured. She begins to wonder if perhaps she is straying a little too far from predictable. Over a period of eight years, she shares many desperate moments with the inmates and the other officers that reflect the true nature of human beings, raw and irritated. All are struggling to protect their dignity in a world that offers no reassurance for either, but a matter of survival for both. These are my personal experiences. I am that woman.« less