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Prison Labor
February 4, 2025
Matthew Zuras
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 group—incarcerated people.
March 24, 2020
Nick Martin
The Pandemic Economy in American Prisons
From manufacturing hand sanitizer to processing chicken, incarcerated workers face extreme risk for virtually no pay.
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