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Paranoia & Heartbreak: Fifteen Years in a Juvenile Facility
by
Jerome Gold
For fifteen years, Jerome Gold worked as a rehabilitation counselor in a prison for juveniles in Washington state. Throughout his time there, he kept a journal of his experiences with youths who had been incarcerated for murder, kidnap, assault, rape and other sex offenses, auto theft, burglary, and selling drugs. What started as a journal designed to relieve stress turned...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
July 7th 2009
by Seven Stories Press
(first published May 1st 2009)
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Jerome Gold worked for fifteen years as a counselor in a juvenile detention facility in Washington State, from 1991 to 2005, and this is his day-to-day journal. It’s a gripping read, and the reader soon begins to care as much about some of these kids as the author does himself.
The first thing that strikes you is the terrible histories of these kids, and the fact that each was once a victim of a violent crime or abuse at an appalling young age. Many, but not all, of the kids are gang members or h...more
The first thing that strikes you is the terrible histories of these kids, and the fact that each was once a victim of a violent crime or abuse at an appalling young age. Many, but not all, of the kids are gang members or h...more
One of the most devastating and heartbreaking books I've ever read. There is such immediacy with Gold's journals which is great, but I would have like a little more perspective too. Amazing record of the growing war on children in the USA.
PARANOIA AND HEARTBREAK by Jerome Gold is made up of unedited entries in the journals Gold kept while he worked at Ash Meadow, a juvenile detention center in rural Washington State. The candid and personal nature of this book makes it a compelling read. Gold, a...more
PARANOIA AND HEARTBREAK by Jerome Gold is made up of unedited entries in the journals Gold kept while he worked at Ash Meadow, a juvenile detention center in rural Washington State. The candid and personal nature of this book makes it a compelling read. Gold, a...more
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