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American Prison A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment

Shane Bauer

An enraging, necessary look at the private prison system, and a convincing clarion call for prison reform.” —NPR.org In 2014, Shane Bauer was hired for $9 an hour to work as an entry-level prison guard at a private prison in Winnfield, Louisiana. An award-winning investigative journalist, he used h...

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It was written by Shane Bauer, a reporter who worked undercover in a private prison in Louisiana. It highlighted the profit-driven nature of private prisons and the negative impact on staffing and healthcare.

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In fact, I want to commend your listeners that are interested in this subject, privatization, to go out and buy a book that was just published. They can buy your book and this book at the same time. Y...

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It was written by Shane Bauer, a reporter who worked undercover in a private prison in Louisiana. It highlighted the profit-driven nature of private prisons and the negative impact on staffing and healthcare.

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In fact, I want to commend your listeners that are interested in this subject, privatization, to go out and buy a book that was just published. They can buy your book and this book at the same time. You first buy my book, then buy this other book.

It's called American Prisons, a reporter's journey into the business of punishment by Shane Beyer.

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