![]() ![]() ![]() “Power struggles in prison are sometimes overtly violent, but mostly they are psychological and subtle,” he said. ![]() Bauer said taking the phone to a supervisor was a significant transition for him - despite sympathizing with prisoners who sought connection with the outside world, “I established that I was a guard that played by the rules.” “I feared that emphasizing my time as a prisoner would have made it harder for the average reader to relate,” Bauer told the PBS NewsHour.īut the author of “American Prison” found that there were times when it felt helpful to use and recall his past experience, such as when he, working as a guard, discovered a contraband phone during an inspection and had to decide what to do with it. Learn more about the book club here.Īs Shane Bauer began to write about his time working undercover as a prison guard in Louisiana’s Winn Correctional Center, he was careful not to remind readers of one fact about himself: He had once been a prisoner in Iran. Our February pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club “Now Read This” is Shane Bauer’s “American Prison.” Become a member of the book club by joining our Facebook group, or by signing up to our newsletter. ![]()
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