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Shane Bauer goes undercover to expose the conditions in one of America's worst privately run prisons. Using a tiny camera attached to his coffee thermos and a pen that recorded conversations, Bauer documents the inhumane treatment of prisoners, corruption and greed that are routine at the Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana.
This book is a pageturner. Bauer effectively weaves the inmates stories, often shared in their own words, into the description of his daily guard duties. The picture he pa ...more
This book is a pageturner. Bauer effectively weaves the inmates stories, often shared in their own words, into the description of his daily guard duties. The picture he pa ...more
