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Prison labor is legal under the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. [1] Prison labor in the U.S. generates significant economic output. [2] Incarcerated workers provide services valued at $9 billion annually and produce over $2 billion in goods.
On January 1, 2008 more than 1 in 100 adults in the United States were in prison or jail. [7] [8] Total U.S. incarceration peaked in 2008. [5] The U.S. incarceration rate was the highest in the world in 2008. [4] It is no longer the highest rate. [9] The United States has one of the highest rates of female incarceration. [10]
Penal labour is a term for various kinds of forced labour [1] that prisoners are required to perform, typically manual labour. The work may be light or hard, depending on the context. [2] Forms of sentence involving penal labour have included involuntary servitude, penal servitude, and imprisonment with hard labour.
Now, with about 2 million people locked up, U.S. prison labor from all sectors has morphed into a multibillion-dollar empire, extending far beyond the classic images of prisoners stamping license ...
Vasquez, who spent 25 years in prison, finally took the course years later and said it was a “life-changing experience” that helped him heal and take accountability for his actions. But the ...
Proposition 6 asks California voters to amend the state Constitution to ban involuntary servitude, which would end forced labor in state prisons.
While in prison, inmates are expected to work in areas such as industry, institutional maintenance, service tasks and agriculture. [1] The most common work assignments contribute to facility support, such as food service, groundwork, building maintenance and office administration. [2] This work is performed on a full- or part-time basis.
Proponents call this the "ground zero" of reparations work and the first step to addressing other inequities in the prison system. Read more: California lawmakers unveiled 14 reparations bills ...