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By far the most dreaded of all prisons in New York State is Clinton, at Dannemora, called the "Siberia of America," for unruly convicts and incorrigibles. Outside of the death sentence, a term within its gray walls is considered the severest punishment which may be inflicted within the stare's penal system.In external appearance Clinton Prison is a model of modern efficiency. However, a feeling of despair prevails which immediately impresses even the newest inmates that they are finished as salvageable men. The number of insane convicts at Dannemora has run as high as one third of a 3,000-odd convict population.Almost single-handedly combating the grim prison atmosphere, Father Ambrose Hyland, Catholic chaplain at Clinton Prison, has spent the last fifteen years attempting, under formidable odds, to rehabilitate these desperate men. By gaining their confidence, he has aided scores of hopeless, hardened criminals to make the most of their years of confinement by following his philosophy that their salvation must come from within themselves.This book, based on the fascinating case histories of many of the convicts with whom Father Hyland has worked, tells how they got to Dannemora, a

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Author

John L. Bonn

Publisher

Doubleday

Published

1951

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction