Shane Bauer

Shane is an author and senior reporter at Mother Jones magazine. In 2015, Shane took a job as a prison guard in Louisiana to investigate corporate-run prisons, the subject of his piece, “My Four Months as a Private Prison Guard.” In American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey Into the Business of Punishment, Shane weaves a deeper reckoning with his experiences undercover with a history of for-profit prisons. His journalism has garnered a number of national awards, including a National Magazine Award for Best Reporting. From 2009-2011 Shane was held hostage in Iran, and co-authored a memoir, A Sliver of Light.