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Bookmark or Share- Penal labor in the United States - WikipediaIn the United States, penal labor is a multi-billion-dollar industry. [1] Annually, incarcerated workers provide at least $9 billion in services to the prison system and produce more than $2 billion in goods. [2] [3] [4] The industry underwent many transitions throughout the late 19th and early and mid 20th centuries.
- Hidden prison labor web linked to foods from Target, Walmart | AP NewsU.S. News. Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands. By ROBIN MCDOWELL and MARGIE MASON. Updated 5:03 AM PDT, January 29, 2024.
- New data on formerly incarcerated people’s employment reveal labor ...New data on formerly incarcerated people’s employment reveal labor market injustices. Newly released data doubles down on what we’ve reported before: Formerly incarcerated people face huge obstacles to finding stable employment, leading to detrimental society-wide effects.
- How prison labor contributes to the U.S. economy : The Indicator from ...Prison labor has been a part of the U.S. economy since at least the late 19th century. Today it's a multi-billion dollar industry. Incarcerated people do everything from building office...
- Prison Labor in the United States | AFSC InvestigateNovember 2021. Prison labor in the U.S. falls into four main categories. The first and largest category comprises work that supports the operations and maintenance of prisons, with jobs such as cleaning, preparing and serving food, delivering commissary, and other prison upkeep and operations duties.
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