Brandon talks about working in the prison library. We discuss office hustles in prison, what prison libraries are like, the importance of good coworkers in prison, banned prison books, and, as always, the mailroom.

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00:00 - About The Shakedown
00:39 - Meet Brandon
02:07 - What is a prison library like?
04:37 - The importance of policing books
06:32 - What books get banned in Texas prisons
09:45 - What is urban fiction?
11:40 - What are the most popular book genres in prisons?
13:33 - Inmate jobs and the hustling economy
15:11 - The importance of good coworkers in prison
19:07 - Are there banned books in the library?
21:03 - Getting books through the mail in prison
21:41 - Why inmates should always appeal banned books
23:15 - Binding books...in prison?
28:01 - When officers ask inmates for weapons
30:24 - What is Brandon up to now?

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