Book · 2018 · POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations
American prison
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Let's start with our first book which is Shane Bowers American prison a reporter's undercover journey into the business of punishment.
The best things said about it
There's a book from a few years ago that this guy named shane bauer wrote i'm just trying to remember the name i think it's called american prison and uh the guy goes undercover and he goes and works in a in a in a penitentiary in louisiana.
David Friedberg All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Feb 2021 Why people recommend it
American Prison by Shane Bauer is an investigative exposé chronicling the author's undercover experience working as a guard in a private corporate prison in Louisiana to expose systemic failures, violence, and the economics of punishment. Pamela Paul featured the book prominently on The Book Review, recommending it as a compelling non-fiction exploration of the business side of the American correctional system and interviewing the author about his reporting methods. David Friedberg also discussed the book on All-In, recalling how the author went undercover in a Louisiana penitentiary to reveal the harrowing conditions, inadequate safety measures, and profound lack of reform systems inside modern facilities. Across these podcast appearances, the book was praised for its brave investigative journalism, offering listeners a stark, firsthand look at the human and financial costs of mass incarceration. Reviewers and hosts emphasized that the work successfully pulls back the curtain on an opaque industry driven by corporate profit rather than rehabilitation, sparking critical conversations about criminal justice reform and the grim reality faced by both inmates and guards within the penal system.
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Pamela Paul let's start with our first book which is Shane Bowers American prison a reporter's undercover journey into… 4
“let's start with our first book which is Shane Bowers American prison a reporter's undercover journey into the business of punishment”
“Shane Bower will be here to discuss his book American prison”
“Shane Bower joins us now from Portland Oregon his new book is called American prison a reporter's undercover journey into the business of punishment”
“it's called American prison a reporter's undercover journey into the business of punishment by Shane Bower and it's reviewed this week on the cover of the book review”
David Friedberg there's a book from a few years ago that this guy named shane bauer wrote i'm just trying to remember the n… 1
“there's a book from a few years ago that this guy named shane bauer wrote i'm just trying to remember the name i think it's called american prison and uh the guy goes undercover and he goes and works in a in a in a penitentiary in louisiana”