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Arizona changed how it sells prisoners to companies. The state raked in millions, but workers were...
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoClothed in orange with elbow-high rubber gloves and large black masks, a line of workers along a...
Sen. Cory Booker questions US prison labor policies, calls for change
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoPrisoners should be learning professional skills that help prepare them for their release instead of...
Everything Billy Napier said on Monday to kickoff week 10 vs. Arkansas
Gators Wire via Yahoo Sports· 7 months agoFlorida’s loss to Georgia was ugly, but now it’s Arkansas week and the Gators have a good chance to...
Hidden prison labor in US, including Arkansas, linked to foods from Target, Walmart
KARK via Yahoo News· 4 months agoANGOLA, La. (AP) — A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source – a...
He rebuilt his life on recipes he learned in prison. Now his story is on the big screen
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“When you watch TV shows about prison, it’s all about the fights,” said John Avila, owner of Prison...
Takeaways from the AP's investigation into how US prison labor supports many popular food brands
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoIn a sweeping two-year investigation, The Associated Press found goods linked to U.S. prisoners wind...
Making family phone calls free for prisoners is a cheap tool for reducing recidivism
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIn the 17 years Shannon Ross spent behind bars, phone calls with family helped him get through tough...
‘Moral blight’: Prisons in MO, KS use solitary more than national average, report says
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA Missouri prisoner told The Star that solitary confinement “is a day to day assault on the mind and...
Synagogue fight, celebrity burglaries, fast food workers: News from around our 50 states
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAlabama Montgomery: Corrections officials apparently botched an inmate’s execution last month, an...
Oklahoma City councilwoman warns commissioner over possible fallout of county jail location
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 5 months agoFrustrations tied to the location of a new jail in Oklahoma County boiled over at a recent county...