Jul 05 2010

The PIC: Prison Labor and Exploitation

From JustSeeds Artists' Collective

The Urban Politico will be offering a three part series about the Prison Industrial Complex in the next few weeks. Their first installment is titled the High Profits of Prison Labor.

For those who are interested in a more academic study about the issue of prison labor, I highly recommend a book called “Prison Labor in the United States: An Economic Analysis” by Asatar Bair. It offers a well-researched and lucid argument that prison labor is an extension of the system of slavery.

Finally if you are interested in learning more about the types of products that are currently made by prisoners in the U.S., visit the following post.

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