30 Years Behind Bars: Trials of a Prison Doctor

By: Karen Gedney MD

Narrated by: Karen Gedney

Karen Gedney is an internal medicine specialist who spent almost 30 years behind bars as a prison physician. She was designated as one of the best in the business by the American Correctional Association and won a 'Heroes for Humanity Award' for her work in HIV in the correctional system. Her true stories document the journey of a naive young physician who survived a world she was ill-prepared for and turned it into a calling.

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Distracted by Narration

Usually I love it when an author reads their own work, but not this time. Besides the rustling of papers and other background sounds (which REALLY detract from the story), the reader does not time her delivery so that it flows through a sentence. There are a lot of unnecessary pauses in most sentences that stop the natural flow and this is a overall distraction. I stopped listening to the book because I could not pay attention to the story anymore. Disappointed.

Great portrait of the intersections of career, marriage and mission

Dr Gedney does a fine job of showing how she developed mind and soul through the 30 years working in prison. She starts off (by her self description) as naive but as she develops as a doctor and project administrator she remarkably does not become jaded. Fantastic job.

Great Story. Poor narration.

Aside from the narrator's poor reading skills, lack of editing for sound (rustling papers. Starting at chapter 25, the sound becomes very sharp with a loud humming noise. It sounds like she's speaking into a tin can.) and mispronunciations - this story tells of a woman who has dedicated her life to helping others who, quite possibly, have been forgotten. Or thought of as non-persons. And in the face of adversity and her own safety. Bless her heart.

Something to think about!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It gave me a new perspective of the prison system. I hope to see more writings from Dr. Gedney.

Look forward too doing the tour with Dr Karen G

I look forward too meeting her and doing the tour at the Nevada state prison great book thank you for sharing your story