Bob Hatrak: The Scared Straight Warden In 1973, Bob Hatrak became the youngest warden of a maximum-security Prison in America, Rahway State Prison in Trenton, New Jersey.
Bob\'s story is personal - a reminder that as a society, we have a long way to travel on the path to justice, equality, and reform..
Fans of the documentary and subsequent TV series Scared Straight! will find this memoir equally revealing-and riveting.
Written by Bob and his wife, Joan, Not on My Watch is a personal, passionate, and eye-opening story, shedding light on one of the great reformation stories of the era.
Treating prisoners with respect, he built an international reputation as a reformer.
He started a career in corrections in 1967, and six years later he assumed the warden\'s position at the violent, riot-torn Rahway State Prison.
After college, he thrived as a high school teacher and head basketball coach.
A pitching phenom in high school, Bob lost his hand in a machine accident and almost lost his spirit-until his tight-knit Trenton community rallied to his side.
Not on My Watch is an inspirational story of how one man with a visionary plan became one of the most notable and progressive Prison reformers in American history.
Bob Hatrak: The Scared Straight Warden In 1973, Bob Hatrak became the youngest warden of a maximum-security Prison in America, Rahway State Prison in Trenton, New Jersey
