Corruption Officer by Gary L Heyward

Corruption Officer by Gary L Heyward

In this shocking memoir from a former corrections officer, Gary Heyward shares an eye-opening, gritty, and devastating account of his descent into criminal life, smuggling contraband inside the infamous Rikers Island jails.

Gary Heyward's life changed forever when he received a letter from the New York City Department of Corrections announcing he was accepted into the academy for new recruits. For the Harlem-born ex-Marine, being an officer of the law was the ticket he'd been waiting for to move up from a low-wage security job and out of the Polo Ground Projects in New York City--and take his mother with him.

Heyward was warned of the temptations he'd encounter as a new officer, but when faced with financial hardship, he suddenly found himself unable to resist the income generated from selling contraband to inmates. In his distinctive voice, Heyward takes you on a journey inside the walls of Rikers Island, showing how he teamed up with various inmates and other officers to develop a system that allowed him to profit from selling drugs inside the jail.

Corruption Officer is a jarring expos of a man having lived on both sides of the law, a rare insider's look at a corrupt city jail, and a testament to the lengths we'll go when our backs are against the wall.

Gary Heyward was born and reared in the Polo Ground Projects in Harlem, New York City. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at the age of nineteen and served in Desert Storm/Desert Shield in 1990-1991, becoming a decorated war veteran. After getting an honorable discharge, he worked as a prison officer for eleven years at Rikers Island in New York City. Gary was arrested and convicted of distributing drugs throughout the penitentiary in May of 2006. During his time in prison, he discovered a love for writing and wrote his memoir, Corruption Officer. In 2008, he was released and now works for the city of New York.

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ISBN 13	9781476794327
ISBN 10	1476794324
Title	Corruption Officer
Author	Gary L Heyward
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Year published	2015-03-31
Number of pages	288
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