We examined the injustices of prison labor nationwide — and lay the foundation for a more equitable path forward. Our nation incarcerates more than 1.2 million people in state and federal prisons, and ...

Correction officers escort an inmate to his at California State Prison, Sacramento in March. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./[email protected]) As Sacramento County’s district attorney, I’ve dedicated my career ...

New York’s history as a progressive state is often celebrated, but a deeper look reveals a complex legacy intertwined with slavery and its prolonged effects through the prison system. While New York ...

On a special episode (first released on January 9, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: The practice of profiting from prison labor, both inside prisons and outside for private industries is complex and ...

California and Nevada voters face landmark decisions on constitutional amendments that would eliminate exceptions allowing slavery and involuntary servitude in prisons, joining a growing movement to ...

DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A storm was looming when the inmate serving 20 years for armed robbery was assigned to transport fellow prisoners to their jobs at private manufacturers supplying goods to ...

Mark Miller worked a dangerous job for more than four decades, but he said he’d never gotten hurt at work until his employment with an automotive supplier in Montgomery. In two years with the company, ...

A fever keeps me up all night. My head spins and I’ve never been this exhausted, yet I must go to my shift in the kitchen at 4:30 a.m. If I miss work, I risk punishment or jeopardize my chance at ...