Crime & Justice

Prisoners Protest ‘Modern Slavery’ In Nationwide Strike

SPEAKING OUT BEHIND BARS

Incarcerated people in at least 17 states are refusing to work, in some cases for jobs that pay as little as 4 cents an hour.

Tarpley Hitt
Tarpley Hitt 

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Tarpley Hitt

Tarpley Hitt

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