Shane makes it through training and ends up guarding suicide watch on day one of the job, documenting everything he can.

Shane buys a pen that doubles as an audio recorder and a watch that takes video. The prison is run by the private company Corrections Corporation of America, and over four months, he investigates how the prison is run. Mother Jones reporter Shane Bauer gets a job as a guard at Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana. On this episode of Reveal, we take an unprecedented look inside the multibillion-dollar private prison industry. He witnessed cost-cutting measures and reported safety concerns affecting prisoners and staff. But one journalist cracked the shell of secrecy by getting a job as a prison guard. Prisons are almost impossible for reporters to get inside, and few people know what life inside is like for inmates and guards. We take an unfiltered look at America’s private corrections industry and follow up on some big news from the Department of Justice. An updated version of the original episode can be heard below. 3, 2016: This week, Reveal revisits an hour with Mother Jones reporter Shane Bauer inside a private prison on lockdown. An updated version of the original episode can be heard on this page.

We revisit our hour with Mother Jones reporter Shane Bauer who goes inside one of these prisons. Under Donald Trump’s presidency, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has reversed course on private prisons.Ĭorrections Corporation of America has since changed its name to CoreCivic and continues to run private prisons around the country. UPDATE, May 20, 2017: The Barack Obama-era decision to phase out federal use of corporate-run prisons no longer stands. Please reload the page and try again.Īpple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | S titcher | Pandora | Amazon Music Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription.

American Prison by Shane Bauer