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

368 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history politics sociology informative reflective medium-paced

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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 ...

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

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fast 12%

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