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Prison labor

People standing outside in a line are wearing fireman uniforms and carrying firefighting equipment.

House and Senate Democrats Propose Change to 13th Amendment, Ending Slave Labor in Prisons

By Shani Saxon
The shadow of a firefighter can be seen in the forefront as a fire rages in the background.

Coronavirus Cripples California's Efforts to Fight Fires With 'Cheap and Exploitative' Prison Labor

By Shani Saxon
a man with tattoos hangs his arms through the bars of a prison cell.

NY Gov Slammed for Using 'Slave Labor' in Manufacture of Hand Sanitizer

By Shani Saxon
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