American prison: a reporter's undercover journey into the business of punishment

"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. IIn 2014, Shane Bauer was hired for $9 an hour to work as an entry-level prison guard at a private prison in Winnfield, Louisi...

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Main Author: Bauer, Shane (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York City Penguin Press 2018
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