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I don't wish nobody to have a life like mine tales of kids in adult lockup

Shares the experiences of teenagers incarcerated in an adult prison in New York, as well as those of the men and women hired to teach and watch over them.

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Main Author:	Chura, David, 1948-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Beacon Press, c2010.
Subjects:	Chura, David, > 1948- Juvenile delinquents > Education > New York (State) Prisoners > Education > New York (State) Prisons > New York (State) Corrections > New York (State)
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Summary:	Shares the experiences of teenagers incarcerated in an adult prison in New York, as well as those of the men and women hired to teach and watch over them.
Physical Description:	xxiii, 216 p. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:	9780807001233 0807001236 9780807000649 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0807000647 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Author Notes:	David Chura has worked with at-risk teenagers for forty years. His writing has appeared in the New York Times and multiple literary journals and anthologies, and he is a frequent lecturer and advisor on incarcerated youth. Visit his website Kids in the System.