![]() ![]() Rather than housing inmates in individual cells, they are kept in dormitory-style tiers with an observation and control hub known as the “key” at the center. ![]() After some initial trepidation, Bauer applies for a job as a corrections officer (CO) and is hired by Louisiana’s Winn prison at $9 an hour.īauer’s training process lasts four weeks, during which time he learns about CCA policy, situations to avoid-sexual relations with inmates, for example-the importance of maintaining profitability, and how to handle life-threatening situations by saving oneself and letting the incarcerated fight it out. As a journalist with firsthand knowledge of incarceration-Bauer was imprisoned in Iran’s Evin Prison for over two years-Bauer’s interest leads him to the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the largest private prison contractor in the country. Shane Bauer, an investigative reporter for Mother Jones magazine, decides to dig into America’s prison-for-profit system. ![]()
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