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Fast Facts: • Born Sept. 4, 1955, in Newark, N.J., "Bernie" grew up in a tough neighborhood of Paterson, N.J., a suburb of New York City. His mother abandoned him when he was a boy, and he lived with friends and relatives until his father took custody of him. In his autobiography, Kerik says his mother was a prostitute who might have been killed by her pimp...
...Capitalizing on a relationship with a New Jersey sheriff, became warden of the Passaic County, New Jersey, jail at age 30 - the youngest warden in county history. He quit the post in July 1986 to join the New York Police Department. He worked as an undercover drug officer, donning a long ponytail and earring, and earned numerous awards for his police work, including the department's Medal of Valor...
...bodyguard and driver in 1993. Giuliani appointed him a deputy city corrections commissioner in 1995 and corrections commissioner in 1998, where he became known for making unannounced visits to cell blocks at 2 a.m. and successfully lowered inmate violence and sick-day abuse by guards. (Read "Can a New York Cop Tame Baghdad...
...doing things that are a waste of time. If it's a waste of time, get rid of it. If it's a bad manager, get rid of them." - Summarizing his management philosophy (New York Times...
...life has been marked by challenge. Whether it was growing up, being a cop, Rikers Island, the New York City Police Department, or the worst challenge, until this time, my challenges during and after 9/11. This is a battle I'm going to fight." - After his 2007 indictment (New York Times...