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      2013., Juvenile, Bellwether Media, Inc. Call No: 365 .979461    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Torque : the scariest places on earthSummary Note: "Engaging images accompany information about Alcatraz. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
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      2000., Pre-adolescent, Lucent Books Call No: 627.8 BHS    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Building history seriesSummary Note: Discusses the history of California's Alcatraz Island, covering its use as a military prison, as a national maximum security facility, the lives of prisoners and guards, and its current status as a national park.
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      c2013., Pre-adolescent, Crabtree Pub. Call No: 365 .979461    Availability:2 of 2     At Location(s) Series Title: Crabtree chromeSummary Note: Describes the history of Alcatraz, America's prison for the most dangerous criminals.
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      2013., Juvenile, Bellwether Media, Inc. Call No: 133.1 GORDON    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Torque.Summary Note: "Engaging images accompany information about Alcatraz. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
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      2018., 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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      2018., 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.
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      c2010, Greenhaven Press Call No: 365 .973    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Opposing viewpoints seriesSummary Note: Contains twenty-six articles that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to America's prisons, debating whether American prisons are effective, just, and humane, and how different prison populations should be treated.