Join us for a book discussion of American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment by Shane Bauer. This 2018 book is a deep investigation into the business of for-profit prisons in America from their origins in the decades before the Civil War, and its deliberate lack of accountability to public scrutiny. Available on Amazon and at the library. You need not have read the book to join the discussion on this important topic. More info from Laura Chapman.