Title: Trust on Life Support: A Novel about the Life of a Female Corrections Office
Author: Ajut
Pages: 196
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: April 11, 2018
Dates Read: October 1, 2018 – October 2, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Summary & Image via Goodreads: Becoming a corrections officer and working behind the walls of a maximum security male prison is grueling, especially for a female, because she can be lulled into a false sense of security and become swayed by the flattering remarks of both the male prisoners and the male officers. This is somewhat like the calm before the storm. In this fictional narrative, retired corrections officer Ajut writes about her personal experiences as a female officer. Discover, as she did, that the male prisoners and male officers are one and the same. Both the male prisoner and officer were flagrant in their attempts to violate a womans sense of self-worth. Behind the wall its a mans world. In this world, there is a relentless competition going on over who will be the first to break her in or break her down. The only differences between these two men are the color of their uniforms.
Review: ****I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway.****
This book is incredibly well written. I don’t know if I was expecting anything from the author or the book, I just know it sounded interesting. The author was a corrections officer in men’s and women’s prisons and she tells us the reality behind those prison walls, not only for the prisoners but also for the CO’s. It was a bit heartbreaking to read some parts, like how the prisoners’ girlfriends or wives would smuggle things in or out via their children. The author didn’t lecture or anything. She told it as it is, as she saw these events unfold. She kept her personal feelings out of it all, which I found incredibly strong of her. Based on the things she’d seen and experienced, I don’t know how she kept those things out of her writing, but it’s truly what made the book so good. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to know what a day in prison would be like, especially as a woman surrounded by men.
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