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How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Could Fuel a Prison Labor Boom
Lacking an available pool of migrant labor, the United Stated has historically turned to another vulnerable ...
Can You Comfortably Retire Without Private Prison Investing?
Private prison investing can mean different things. Investors are often supporting private prison investing without knowing ...
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Inmates sue MDOC for alleged forced labor, gender discrimination
Inmates in Michigan’s only prison for women are suing the state Department of Corrections for alleged forced labor and gender ...
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Californians rejected an anti-slavery ballot measure. Lawmakers want to try again
Californians rejected the anti-slavery ballot measure Proposition 6, which would have forbid forced prison labor. Reparations ...
From prison labor to power: Folsom's role in electrifying Sacramento | Bartell's Backroads
FOLSOM, Calif. — At the edge of the American River near downtown Folsom is an old brick building that played a big part in ...
Prop 6, inmate firefighters and the state of prison labor
The long-standing controversial practice raises questions about exploitation ...
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California depends on prison labor to deal with climate disasters—Canada must avoid a similar model
One ex-prisoner described it as "involuntary servitude." The use of prison labor is particularly concerning, given Black Americans are incarcerated at nearly five times the rate of white Americans ...
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Inmates sue MDOC for alleged forced labor and gender discrimination
Inmates in Michigan’s only prison for women are suing the state Department of Corrections. Colin Jackson has more.