American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey Into The Business Of Punishment

"Mother Jones reporter Shane Bauer spent four months working as a corrections officer at a private prison in Louisiana, and his new book tells the shocking story of what he observed. Bauer contends that the prison companies have no interest in trying to rehabilitate the incarcerated, or even treat them like real people. It’s an enraging, necessary look at the private prison system, and a convincing clarion call for prison reform."