![]() In American Prison, Bauer weaves a much deeper reckoning with his experiences together with a thoroughly researched history of for-profit prisons in America from their origins in the decades before the Civil War. ![]() Still, there was much more that he needed to say. ![]() 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. Four months later, his employment came to an abrupt end. An award-winning investigative journalist, he used his real name there was no meaningful background check. By Shane Bauer / Penguin Press / September 18, 2018įrom the publisher: 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. ![]()
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