"A fascinating, frightening account of how bad kids turned worse, and how the worst one, finally, turned good." –  Booklist

"Raw, earthy and heavily flavored with New York vernacular… [T.J. English] knows the people he writes about and never sets himself above them." 
– San Francisco Chronicle

"A disquieting look at a worthwhile subject: the frailties of justice in the big city."
– New York Times

"Stunning… a graphic account of brutality in search of power and money."
 – Ocala Star Banner