471 reviews for:

American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey Into the Business of Punishment

Shane Bauer

4.29 AVERAGE

doublecrestedcormorant's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional informative medium-paced

rainngotmoneyy's review against another edition

3.5

dark informative sad medium-paced

tokkitale's review against another edition

4.0

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A fantastic example of true investigative reporting

lilsfufu's review against another edition

4.0

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

msmoodyreader's review against another edition

4.0

informative reflective slow-paced

rainydays08's review against another edition

5.0

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This was such a fascinating book. It is important to note that this focused on privatized prisons and not state/federally funded. Not only did it cover Bauer's experience working in the prison but it also focused on the history of privatized prisons.

kpkp's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark informative medium-paced

elizabethsreads13's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark informative medium-paced

auberncierra's review against another edition

5.0

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Absolutely worth the read!

bookscatsrun's review against another edition

5.0

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Very interesting. Everyone should read.