Public universities are much more likely to buy goods made by incarcerated people because they can (and are sometimes required …

Within the debate of penal labor, one commonly ignored aspect is the use of labor in contract facilities, also known …

The Thirteenth Amendment to The U.S. Constitution abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude except when it is punishment for a crime.Twenty-three …

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

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

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

Most people assume that in 1865 with the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment slavery in the United States was abolished. However, forced labor still exists in the United States today through the exception built into the Thirteenth Amendment for those who have been “duly convicted of a crime”. This exception made it legal and permissible to continue slavery within prisons in the United States. This is commonly known now as prison labor.

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