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2. Penal labor in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The first for-profit prison, and prison to use forced, incarcerated labor, was created in New York State, with the construction of the Auburn Prison completed in 1817. [18] The Auburn Prison contained several factories that used water power form the nearby Owasco River , and prisoners were forced to work in particular workshops assigned to them.

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

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5. 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 ...

6. 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 ...

7. US is slow to mandate fair conditions for prison labor - AOL

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   From uniforms to bed sheets to state flags, U.S. prisons have a long history of profiting from prison labor. The Bureau of Prisons, which houses federal inmates, sells products through its company ...

8. Your guide to Proposition 6: Ending forced prison labor - AOL

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   Proposition 6 asks California voters to amend the state Constitution to ban involuntary servitude, which would end forced labor in state prisons.

9. Paid prison labour - Wikipedia

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   Prison labour wages are characteristically low. In the US, the average daily minimum wage for non-industry penal jobs was US$0.86 in 2017 compared to US$0.93 in 2001. [10] The average daily maximum wage for industry-type work also declined from US$4.73 in 2001 to US$3.45 in 2017. [10]