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fromAnOther
9 hours ago

Danny Lyon's Groundbreaking Portrait of American Crime and Punishment

In a penal system that legalises slavery, who is the real criminal? That question lies at the heart of Danny Lyon's landmark 1971 monograph, Conversations with the Dead, a masterwork of New Journalism chronicling crime and punishment in the United States. After his work in the Civil Rights Movement and with the Chicago Outlaws motorcycle club , Lyon gained unprecedented access to seven penitentiaries inside the Texas Department of Corrections over 14 months in 1967-68 to create a Dostoevskyian journey into the belly of the beast.
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fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 week ago
Social justice

Cantrell: From childhood to chains - San Jose's school to prison pipeline - San Jose Spotlight

San Jose’s progressive image contrasts with ongoing reliance on prison labor rooted in post‑Civil War criminalization and enabled by the 13th Amendment exception.
fromstupidDOPE | Est. 2008
6 months ago
Black Lives Matter

From Chains to Change: The Fight to Finally End Slavery in the U.S. #EndTheException | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

Modern slavery persists in the U.S. through prison labor due to a loophole in the 13th Amendment.
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fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

A new experiment in remote work from the inside

People incarcerated in Maine prisons can work remotely from their cells for outside employers at fair market wages through a new laptop-enabled program.
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fromTruthout
1 month ago

CA Relies on Incarcerated Firefighters. They Finally Make Federal Minimum Wage.

California depends heavily on incarcerated firefighters and passed AB 247 to raise base pay and double sentence-reduction, though wages remain insufficient.
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fromMaine Public
3 months ago

In Maine, prisoners are thriving in remote jobs and other states are taking notice

Expanded laptop access in Maine prisons enables incarcerated people to learn coding, secure remote tech jobs, earn higher incomes, and pursue meaningful career paths.
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fromTruthout
7 months ago

California Prisoners Organize Work Slowdown to Protest Degrading Conditions

Incarcerated workers at Centinela State Prison protested conditions by slowing production for the California Prison Industry Authority.
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