hannah hue’s Reviews > American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment > Status Update

still enjoying this book! it has picked up a lot in the past 45 pages and is becoming more of what i expected in the sense of the author sharing his interactions with the inmates. it’s sad to see how many protocols are broken within CCA and i doubt they’ll do anything about it. i can’t blame the guards much as i agree that their <$10/hr pay rate isn’t enough for them to care!

this book has been so devastating and frustrating through both the history on penitentiaries and the present day CO training. i’m still pretty early in the book, but i am hoping to get more first-hand accounts with the prisoners as i would like to hear their stories and ideas for a better prison system. there has been one story of a prisoners difficulty in receiving medical attention that stuck with me.

really loving this book already. the author switches between his personal experience as a prison guard and the general overview of the corrections corporation of America. it’s definitely infuriating to read about how CCA became so prevalent in today’s society, but unfortunately it’s not surprising. i want to do some digging into CCA and it’s possible relation to the $45billion ICE detention budget

next book club book! i’m excited about this one because i believe it’s a gonzo journalism novel and i’m hoping to enjoy it as much as evicted by matthew desmond. i also got it on sale for $6 ($13 off the original price. what a bargain!).