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The Invisible Walls of Dannemora

Inside the Infamous Clinton Correctional Facility

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The Invisible Walls of Dannemora

By: Michael H. Blaine
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The infamous Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, in 2015 became the site of one of the most famous prison breaks in modern American history. However, the conditions that made possible the notorious escape and the massive manhunt that ensued had been developing for many years prior. Having earned the nickname of “Little Siberia”, the brutal winters contributed to the already depressing façade of the facility. During the long, dark hours, the wind howled outside and sounded like ghosts haunting the halls of the prison.

Dannemora had a proud past. Every employee chose to work there, and there was always a transfer list of staff hoping to work there. It was a hard prison for hard criminals. Having housed the likes of mobster Charlie “Lucky” Luciano, “Son of Sam” David Berkowitz, Rappers Tupac Shakur and Ol’ Dirty Bastard, and countless other infamous criminals, the staff at the Clinton Correctional Facility knew how to handle even the toughest of men.

Like most prisons, Clinton was a place of routine. Each day was very much like day before. It was a big, clunking machine that simply ran each day unless someone in the administration used poor judgment and tried to implement an unsafe change in policy or targeted the wrong staff member.

The author, Michael H. Blaine, spent a career at the Clinton Correctional Facility. Having been an officer, sergeant, and lieutenant, his story reveals the changes he observed and what he experienced at each rank he earned. Refusing to compromise his principles and sickened by the downward spiral that Clinton was experiencing, he retired less than 10 1/2 months before the first successful escape at Dannemora on June 6, 2015.

This new book reveals the inner workings of this massive prison. It is the first look inside at what it was like to work at the Clinton Correctional Facility, its effects on those who spent time there on both sides of the bars, revealing why nobody escapes the invisible walls of Dannemora.

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This is so good! I didn't know what to expect, but the story just sucked me in. Mr. Blaine is an excellent storyteller. I've had a weird fascination with the life of prisoners and life in prison in general, but no documentary is as raw as this true story.

I am hooked!

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Although we had followed similar career paths in NY’s prison system, I never knew or worked with Michael. When I listened to the audible version of this book almost 15 years post retirement it snapped me right back into my former prison brain and I felt like Michael and I had worked together as long term colleagues. To the folks we worked with, you will enjoy this book as it will be a walk down memory lane, but it is also a great debriefing. To the folks who never worked in a NY prison, particularly Clinton, this book offers you an opportunity to experience what it is like. The good the bad, and of course the ugly. In a personal message to Michael I relayed to him that I thought he much better than I ever could, articulated my exact feelings about our common experience.

Jim Stinson, retired Deputy Superintendent of Security (Correction Officer at Clinton 1981-1984 and Sergeant at Clinton 1989)

The Invisible walls made visible from the outside!

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One of the more interesting books I’ve read. Way off the normal reading genres that I normally take on. Wasn’t disappointed. Well written and witty. Blaine churned out a winner.

Great quick read!

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The author wrote about social issues that we aren't supposed to discuss. Society allows individuals to utilize their gender, race and sexuality as weapons against others.

It takes a very strong person to stand up against

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