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2. File:List of references on prison labor (IA ...

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3. Penal labor in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Responsible for the largest prison population in the United States (over 140,000 inmates) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is known to make extensive use of unpaid prison labor. [60] Prisoners are engaged in various forms of labor with tasks ranging from agriculture and animal husbandry, to manufacturing soap and clothing items. [ 60 ]

4. Penal labour - Wikipedia

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   The prison was constructed in 1816 and prison labor was used to produce common goods like combs, shoes, animal harnesses, carpets, buckets, and barrels. Goods were originally produced and made for use inside the prison only, but expanded to produce products for outside sale in the 1820s to increase the prison's profits and support the prison ...

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6. California Measure To End Forced Prison Labor Fails - AOL

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   The Prop. 6 campaign was largely led by formerly incarcerated people, who spoke about how forced labor jeopardized their health and safety, interfered with their ability to visit with family, and ...

7. Proposition 6, which would end mandatory prison labor, trails

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   Proposition 6, a proposed amendment that would end forced labor in state prisons, was trailing in early results Tuesday night. The measure would eliminate "involuntary servitude" from the state ...

8. Paid prison labour - Wikipedia

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   Work programs operate in 88% of prisons in the United States and employ approximately 775,000 prisoners. [18] The vast majority of inmates are employed in support and maintenance roles, delivering mail, washing dishes and doing laundry. In the federal prison system, pay rates for these jobs range between US$0.12 to US$0.40 per hour. [19]

9. Nevada just banned 'slavery and involuntary servitude' in ...

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   The second distinction was in the practical effect of the proposals: California's measure would have banned mandatory work for prisoners; but Nevada's ban is largely symbolic, leaving it up to the ...