Prisons

Prison Labor: What Happened in the 5 States That Had The Exception Clause On the Ballot
January 30, 2023

Prison Labor: What Happened in the 5 States That Had The Exception Clause On the Ballot

The 13th Amendment is the legislation that “ended” legal slavery in the U.S., it reads “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, …

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Trafficking Victims of Color: Failed by the U.S. legal system?
February 20, 2022

Trafficking Victims of Color: Failed by the U.S. legal system?

*All names have been changed to protect anonymity Emma just wanted to stay sober and after struggling for years with …

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Robust Prison Education is Critical to Helping People with a Criminal Record Achieve Fair Employment
March 2, 2021

Robust Prison Education is Critical to Helping People with a Criminal Record Achieve Fair Employment

People with a criminal record face substantial barriers to fair employment, both during and after their incarceration. Given that the …

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How Students Can Help Address the Exploitation of Incarcerated Workers
January 19, 2021

How Students Can Help Address the Exploitation of Incarcerated Workers

Around the country, correctional industries are quietly furnishing our public universities with beds, desks, bookshelves, and more. These businesses, born …

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Nebraska, Utah Vote to Eliminate Slavery as Punishment for a Crime
November 10, 2020

Nebraska, Utah Vote to Eliminate Slavery as Punishment for a Crime

Slavery or involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime is legal in the United States and that must end.  The …

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Incarcerated Firefighters
September 29, 2020

Incarcerated Firefighters

As the world contends with the coronavirus, and the United States reckons with systemic racism, the West Coast is being …

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Race and Intersectional Identities within Modern Slavery and Human Rights
September 8, 2020

Race and Intersectional Identities within Modern Slavery and Human Rights

2020 has been an unprecedented year for many communities across the world as we face the impact of COVID-19. Families …

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Is Prison Labor Hiding in Your Portfolio?
June 16, 2020

Is Prison Labor Hiding in Your Portfolio?

The descendants of slaves continue to be disproportionately imprisoned as if forever destined to be the source of cheap production …

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The Protesters and Prison Labor
June 3, 2020

The Protesters and Prison Labor

Human Trafficking Search stands with the protestors and their work to reform systems that entrench inequality and injustice, including mass …

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Human Trafficking and Prison Labor, Part 3: Incarcerated Workers and COVID-19
May 5, 2020

Human Trafficking and Prison Labor, Part 3: Incarcerated Workers and COVID-19

This is the final part in a three-part blog series authored by Polaris to introduce the issue.  The first two …

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