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  2. Employment discrimination against persons with criminal ...

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    As of 2008, 6.6 to 7.4 percent, or about one in 15 working-age adults were ex-felons. [4] According to an estimate from 2000, there were over 12 million felons in the United States, representing roughly 8% of the working-age population. [5].In 2016, 6.1 million people were disenfranchised due to convictions, representing 2.47% of voting-age ...

  3. Paid prison labour - Wikipedia

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    Paid prison labour is the participation of convicted prisoners in either voluntary or mandatory paid work programs.. While in prison, inmates are expected to work in areas such as industry, institutional maintenance, service tasks and agriculture. [1]

  4. Employment discrimination against persons with criminal ...

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    According to the document on Title VII Challenges to Employment Discrimination, between 25% and 40% of ex-offenders are unemployed and job prospects for criminal offenders are only expected to worsen as employers continue to gain easier and cheaper access to criminal records.

  5. The Complete Money Guide for Ex-Offenders - AOL

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    There are also criminal-record specific job boards online, like Jobs for Felons Hub and Jail to Job. But as can be true for almost any job seeker, your network is likely your most important asset ...

  6. Penal labor in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The jobs inmates are mandated to work range from mundane ones such as tailoring and taxi driving, to more hazardous ones as lead paint and asbestos removal. Inadequate work and/or refusal to work can be punished with beatings. The average wage for a prison laborer is 65 cents an hour. [56] [57]

  7. List of Texas state prisons - Wikipedia

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    It does not include federal prisons or county jails, nor does it include the North Texas State Hospital; though the facility houses those classified as "criminally insane" (such as Andrea Yates) the facility is under the supervision of the Texas Department of State Health Services. Facilities listed are for males unless otherwise stated.

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