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Prison Labor: Made in the U.S.A.

Prison labor is every US Corporation's dream: cheap labor, no sick leave, no time off, no holidays and employees that can be easily replaced. For human rights activists however, it's a nightmare for the very same reasons - but on the other side of the coin: forced labor, no unions, low pay and no protection for employees. The US has used or currently uses prison labor for anything from holiday coffee for Starbucks, cutting airplane components for Boeing, Game Boys for Nintendo, equipment for the war in Iraq, shrink wrapping mousses for Microsoft, making dentures, down to sewing lingerie for Victoria's Secrets. It's a multi-billion dollar business. Today, FSRN brings you an exclusive documentary, Prison Labor, Made in the U.S.A., with reporter Karen Miller.

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[musicalidea]

The Fed Prison system changes since the late 70s are a terrible thing - but even more dangerous a phenomenon is the rise of min to med sec. "correctional facilities" run by private contractors like the GEO Group that not only are paid by jurisdictions per prisoner but also are allowed to use inmates as slave labor for private corporate clients. A typical "correctional" measure: For every day that inmates refuse to work or underperform, their sentence in increased by 30 days.

[bweazel]

Make way for the PPPs ;) Their little way around those pesky "laws"

[ilikeicecreamandcake]

got this from outside research.

"In addition, during the last 20 years more than 30 states have passed laws permitting the use of convict labor by commercial enterprises. These programs now exist in 36 states."

Prisoners now manufacture everything from blue jeans, to auto parts, to electronics and furniture.

everything from dell computers, auto parts , ANYTHING.

[softocean]

I'm confused, they claim that they are providing services for mcdonalds, allstate, etc., but Federal Prison Industries claims that "FPI is restricted to selling its products and services to Federal government agencies and has no access to the commercial market."

[CheeezMaster]

how little this has been viewed is a crime