A nationwide movement hopes to close the 'slavery loophole' that enables the exploitation of 800,000 prisoners in the US When prison reformer Johnny Perez was incarcerated he made sheets, underwear and pillowcases working for Corcraft, a manufacturing division of New York State Correctional Services that uses prisoners to manufacture products for state and local agencies. His pay ranged between 17 cents and 36 cents an hour. "We have a system that forces people to work and not only forces them t...
'Slavery by any name is wrong': the push to end unpaid labor in prisons
The Guardian - 27 Sep 2022 12:00
A nationwide movement hopes to close the 'slavery loophole' that enables the exploitation of 800,000 prisoners in the US When prison reformer Johnny Perez was incarcerated he made sheets, underwear and pillowcases working for Corcraft, a manufacturing division of New York State Correctional Services that uses prisoners to manufacture products for state and local agencies. His pay ranged between 17 cents and 36 cents an hour. "We have a system that forces people to work and not only forces them t...
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