The book also received the Silver Medal for Non-Fiction from the California Book Awards. Kirkus Reviews described it as "A potent, necessary broadside against incarceration in the U.S." Michael Schaub of National Public Radio described it as "an enraging, necessary look at the private prison system, and a convincing clarion call for prison reform." Shane Bauer, American Prison: A Reporters Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment 7 likes Like The United States imprisons a higher portion of its population than any country in the world. Nate Blakeslee of The New York Times wrote that "the sheer number of forehead-slapping quotes from Bauer’s superiors and fellow guards alone are worth the price of admission." He chronicles his experience along with a history of. Bauer alternates between discussing his experiences at Winn and the history of incarceration in the United States. Investigative journalist Shane Bauer goes undercover as a prison guard in Louisiana, making just 9/hour. The book was released on September 18, 2018. The book is based upon his experiences, which were initially chronicled in a 2016 Mother Jones article written by Bauer. Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism (2019)Īmerican Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment is a 2018 book by Shane Bauer, published by Penguin Press, about incarceration in the United States and the usage of private prisons.īauer had worked at the Winn Correctional Center in Winn Parish, Louisiana, then operated by Corrections Corporation of America (now CoreCivic), as an undercover journalist in 2014.
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