Bauer, Shane

American Prison

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ISBN 13:
9780735223585
author:
Bauer, Shane
format:
Hardback
publisher:
Penguin Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2018
Pages:
368
Dimensions:
23.6 x 14.5 x 3.6 centimetres (0
Genre:
, Nonfiction, Politics, Industrial Relations,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£19.51

Description

American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment by Shane Bauer. In 2014, Shane Bauer was hired to work as an entry-level prison guard at a private prison in Louisiana. His employment came to an abrupt end just four months later, but he had already seen enough to write a scathing exposé about his experiences that won a National Magazine Award. Bauer's story is part of a larger reckoning with the history of for-profit prisons in America, which he explores in depth. He reveals how private prisons became entrenched in the South as part of a systemic effort to keep African-American laborers in place after slavery, and how these origins continue to shape our current system. Through his investigation, Bauer sheds light on the dark side of mass incarceration and the profit-driven industry that has grown up around it.

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