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By Bauer, Shane2018., Penguin Press Call No: 365.97 Bau Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Follows the experiences of journalist Shane Bauer on his four-month stint as a nine-dollar-an-hour, entry-level prison guard at a private prison in Winnfield, Louisiana. Bauer records what he saw and uncovered about for-profit prisons in America and exposes the inequality he saw there, such as the fact that private prisons are not incentivized to care about their prisoners' health, and also comments on how he himself found his character becoming more aggressive and cruel the longer he worked there.
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By Bauer, Shane2018., Penguin Press Call No: 365 BAU Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "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; there was no meaningful background check. Four months later, his employment came to an abrupt end. But he had seen enough, and in short order he wrote an expose about his experiences that won a National Magazine Award and became the most-read feature in the history of the magazine Mother Jones. Still, there was much more that he needed to say"--Jacket flap.
