American Prison

Fascinating - I really appreciated how this included the history of private and for-profit prisons in America (particularly the South) along with the author's experience. Somehow I've been working as a defense attorney for years now and had no idea about the history of the prison system, which is frankly embarrassing on my part and points to a need to read further. I think this is a good starting point for that type of reading. I also really enjoyed (that's not the right word, but still) the author's experience working undercover as a guard. I wish he'd gone a little more in-depth on how he feels working there changed him, particularly considering he'd been held in solitary confinement himself in Iran. As it is, that part ends pretty abruptly, and I wish there'd been more detail in that regard. Overall, though, this is really interesting and definitely worth your time.