You can see my review of American Prison here:

https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/9839-harrowing-tale-incarceration-system-shane-bauer-s-american-prison

A wonderful expose of for-profit prison operations and history. This should be required reading for everyone and a call to arms against for-profit prison operations. I applaud the author for his unique approach and the toll this must have took.

American Prison is not an easy read but it is an essential read. Earlier, I had read Shane Bauer's essay about his undercover reporting of prisons in Mother Jones and knew I had to read this book. Too often, we don't pay attention to the fact that as voters and citizens we do have a voice in prison reform. We watch shows like Orange is the New Black, laugh uncomfortably, then don't do anything after watching the episode where the inmates believe they are finally being released from prison, which they technically are, but instead they are driven to an immigration center prison. Much to think about while reading this book.

Really interesting topic, but didn't grab me enough to keep reading. I did buy it for the library since I think we need to know about these for-profit outfits.