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Shane Bauer's Undercover Reporting from Inside a Private Prison

Shane Bauer's Undercover Reporting from Inside a Private Prison

FromLibrary Talks


Shane Bauer's Undercover Reporting from Inside a Private Prison

FromLibrary Talks

ratings:
Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Apr 21, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Going undercover as a prison guard in Winnifield, Louisiana, journalist Shane Bauer exposes the brutality of for-profit private prison systems, and this country's history of outsourcing criminal punishment in his book "American Prison." This stunning work recently won NYPL's 2019 Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism. In this conversation with Aidan Flax-Clark, Bauer discusses the making of this book, the dangers of private prisons in the U.S., and his personal difficulties balancing his identities as a prison guard and reporter.
Released:
Apr 21, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Feed your brain every Sunday with the best live conversations from The New York Public Library. An eclectic mix of voices and perspectives, Library Talks features your favorite writers and the ones you’ll love next. Hosted by NYPL live event programmer, Aidan Flax-Clark.