Penal labor in the United States
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Penal labor in the United States
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In the United States, penal labor is a multi-billion-dollar industry. Annually, incarcerated workers provide at least $9 billion in services to the prison system and produce more than $2 billion in goods. The industry underwent many transitions throughout the late 19th and early and mid 20th centuries. Legislation such as the Hawes-Cooper Act of 1929 placed limitations on the trade of prison-made goods. Federal establishment of the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) in 1934 revitalized the prison l
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_labor_in_the_United_States
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2013-12-08T20:36:09Z
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2024-09-05T18:26:06Z
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