The Tainted Shield
A book that reveals the truth about real prison crime and corruption based on the investigative experiences of Gary York. This hard hitting book talks about the concern of staff corruption and how it must be a concern to all if we are going to have any chance of rehabilitating our prisons and the inmate population.
A book that reveals the truth about real prison crime and corruption based on the investigative experiences of Gary York. This hard hitting book talks about the concern of staff corruption and how it must be a concern to all if we are going to have any chance of rehabilitating our prisons and the inmate population.
A book that reveals the truth about real prison crime and corruption based on the investigative experiences of Gary York. This hard hitting book talks about the concern of staff corruption and how it must be a concern to all if we are going to have any chance of rehabilitating our prisons and the inmate population.
About the author
Gary York, author of "Corruption Behind Bars", "Inside the Inner Circle," and “The Toughest Job” served in the United States Army from 1978 to 1987 and was honorably discharged at the rank of Staff Sergeant from the Military Police Corps. U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Gary York completed the 7th Army Non‑Commissioned Officers Leadership Academy with a 96.6% in the Train-to-Train method of instruction. Gary received the Army Commendation Medal and Soldier of the Quarter Award while serving. Gary was a Military Police squad leader and later a security shift supervisor at U.S. central Command.
In 1991 Gary received the leadership award from the National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers. In 1998 he was the statewide senior prison inspector of the year and received honors from the Civil-Criminal Division in Washington DC in 1999 for his work in a wrongful death investigation. In 2004 Gary was asked to work with the U.S. Department of Justice on a program for In-Custody Death training for the prison system in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Gary then began a career with the Department of Corrections as a correctional officer. Gary was promoted to probation officer, senior probation officer and senior prison inspector where for the next 12 years he conducted criminal, civil, and administrative investigations in many state prisons. Gary was also assigned to the Inspector General Drug Interdiction Team conducting searches of staff and visitors entering the prisons for contraband during weekend prison visitation. Gary also received the Correctional Probation Officer Leadership Award for the Region V, Tampa, Florida, Correctional Probation, and he won the Outstanding Merit Award for leadership in the Region V Correctional Officer awards Tampa, Florida.
After leaving the state prison system Gary went on to complete 12 years with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. Gary also traveled the state of Florida teaching ethics and crisis-intervention in the courtroom for the Florida Sheriff’s Association, assigned to this duty by his agency. Gary worked in the South County Jail and then as a Juvenile Drill Instructor at the (Boot Camp) Star program. Gary fully retired under the Florida Retirement system as a Master Deputy Bailiff with 28.8 years of service.
Gary has a master’s degree in Criminal Justice with Florida Metropolitan University and Completed the Certified Public Managers course with Florida State University. Gary is now a Columnist for CorrectionsOne.com and has a You Tube channel titled: True Prison Stories.
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