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Rehabilitate prisoners? Actually, Arizona's prison labor program is more like slavery
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLeasing human beings to profiteers is morally wrong. It’s no less so when the leasing is done by...
Arizona Prison System Basically Admits To Practicing Slavery
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe American prison system has often been described as a new form of slavery. Now, a prison official...
Six incarcerated people sue Alabama leaders, alleging unconstitutional prison labor
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 month agoSix people incarcerated in Alabama prisons are suing Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of...
5 states to vote on banning slavery that is still legal in some US prisons
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA fence stands at Elmore Correctional Facility in Elmore, Ala., June 18, 2015AP Photo/Brynn...
US 1 of 17 countries practicing ‘modern slavery’ with forced labor: report
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe U.S. is 1 of only 17 countries in the world that uses state-imposed forced labor, a form of...
Hidden prison labor in US, including Arkansas, linked to foods from Target, Walmart
KARK via Yahoo News· 5 months agoANGOLA, La. (AP) — A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source – a...
Slavery is on the ballot for voters in 5 US states, including Oregon
KIRO via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMore than 150 years after slaves were freed in the U.S., voters in five states will soon decide...
Prison reform is on the midterm ballot
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPrison labor. Illustrated | REUTERS, Getty Images The U.S. abolished slavery and involuntary servitude over 150 years ago. Still, a loophole in the...
Private companies found using immigrant labor, with the help of Arizona prisons
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDespite an Arizona law that requires private companies to verify that their employees are legally...
California lawmakers revive effort to ban involuntary servitude as punishment for crimes
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn inmate from the Puerta La Cruz conservation camp in Warner Springs puts out burning downed trees...