American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment by Shane Bauer

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

Shane Bauer with James Fouhey

10 hours, 30 minutes first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history politics sociology informative reflective medium-paced

Description

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; In American Prison, Bauer weaves a much deeper reck...

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informative 89%
challenging 59%
dark 40%
sad 40%
emotional 27%
reflective 25%
tense 25%
adventurous 3%

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slow 18%
fast 12%

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