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An enraging, necessary look at the private prison system, and a convincing clarion call for prison reform.” —NPR.orgNew York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018 • One of President Barack Obama's favorite books of 2018 • Winner of the 2019 J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize • Winner of the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism • Winner of the 2019 RFK Book and Journalism Award • A New York Times Notable Book A ground-breaking and brave inside reckoning with the nexus of prison and profit in America: in one Louisiana prison and over the course of our country's history.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 his real name; there was no meaningful background check. Four months later, his employment came to an abrupt end. But he had seen enough, and in short order he wrote an exposé about his experiences that won a National Magazine Award and became the most-read feature in the history of the magazine Mother Jones. Still, there was much more that he needed to say. In American Prison, Bauer weaves a much deeper reckoning with his expe

Author

Shane Bauer

Publisher

Penguin Books

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9780735223585

Subjects

Political Science, Social Science, Social_sciences

Rating

4.5 / 5 (1,150 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14