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Review: American Prison, Shane Bauer

At last, cry the punters! At last Jenny will write a blog post without reference to These Troubled Times! The reporting for American Prison took place in 2014, a very long time ago, practically before human memory began, and thus can tell us nothing about These Troubled Times. Ah, yes, but unfortunately, though Shane Bauer’s initial reporting for Mother Jones led the Obama administration to end all federal contracts with private prisons, the Trump administration under Jeff Sessions reversed that decision. Also, American prison labor is slavery, so in this regard, These Times have always been Troubled. Happy Monday! tw:…

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