Episode 210
Bonus Episode: Shane Bauer
Shane Bauer, a senior reporter for Mother Jones, spent four months working undercover as a guard in a private prison. “The thing that I grappled with the most afterward was a feeling of shame about who I was as a guard and some of the things that I had d
June 27, 201649m 29s
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Show Notes
Shane Bauer, a senior reporter for Mother Jones, spent four months working undercover as a guard in a private prison.
“The thing that I grappled with the most afterward was a feeling of shame about who I was as a guard and some of the things that I had done. Sending people to solitary confinement is hard to come to terms with even though, in that situation, I don't know what else I could have done. ... I had to do what I could to keep myself safe.”
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