Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately.Foster a deeper understanding of the book.Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups.Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to bring us beneath the surface of the page and invite us into the world that lives on. The characters and their world come alive, and the characters and its world still live on. A Brief Look Inside: EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages.

Bauer is the winner of the National Magazine Award for Best Reporting for his Mother Jones story on private prisons. American Prison is one of New York Times Review's 10 Best Books of 2018. Bauer reveals he himself slowly succumbed to the prison mindset of paranoia and authoritarianism. A prisoner had his legs cut because of an infection that was not given medical attention. He quotes a prisoner complaining: 'Ain't no order here.inmates run this bitch, son.' To make the prison budget work, educational and recreational services were removed. American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment by Shane Bauer: Conversation Starters During his short prison stint as an undercover journalist posing as a prison guard, Shane Bauer reveals that within four months, about 12 incidents of stabbing have occurred 'use of force' against inmates were used often cell doors could be opened by inmates medical care was substandard and a suicide happened which appeared to be preventable.

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