Carl Deuker -- Books, Movies, TV

I'm on page 45 of 318 of American Prison: Undercover for Mother Jones at a privatized prison in Louisiana. Opening chapters are discussion of his training and his fellow cadets. Book then moves to an historical perspective. Prisons replaced slavery after Civil War as a source of black labor for plantations. They continue to be a source of labor, particularly in the south. USA has (percentage wise) more prisoners than any other country in the world.

Review The parts are better than the whole. This is an Audible original. Very high quality radio drama. Interesting characters. Some difficulty at times with the English accents and with keeping the various characters straight. The main character, a female psychologist with two children whom she semi-ignores because of her work, is quite interesting. In fact, all the characters were well-drawn. A very good "car" listen.