The reopening of a minimum security prison near Los Lunas has been a literal breath of fresh air for the inmates who qualify to be housed there. Known as “The Farm,” the facility — built in 1939 and ...

While the 13th Amendment does not extend labor protections to incarcerated individuals, the constitutions of some states now do. In response to ongoing inmate complaints, Colorado in 2018 passed a ...

"Mia," Diddy's ex-assistant, details alleged abuse and forced labor in court, supporting racketeering charges, according to a legal expert who says her testimony may influence the jury's decision.

Prison labor at the University of Florida's agricultural research sites around the state has ended, a change from the initial plan to dissolve the labor contracts by July 2021 at the urging of ...

The nearly $60,000 Steelworkers boss Dilanjan Miller stole from blue-collar workers wouldn't cover the cigar bills of his union brothers in corruption, former United Auto Workers Presidents Gary ...

Inmate Dale Bretches, 69, said he comes at night, climbs on a ladder, and paints as he stood near one of the murals he worked on at Salinas Valley State Prison in March. “Most nights I paint and ...

On a special episode (first released on January 9, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: The practice of profiting from prison labor, both inside prisons and outside for private industries is complex and ...

Hyundai supplier Ju-Young ended its contract to use prison labor with the state of Alabama. The decision comes after a New York Times report revealed the controversial arrangement.

No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than Alabama. With a sprawling labor system that dates back more than 150 years — including ...

DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than Alabama. With a sprawling labor system that dates back more than ...

DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than Alabama. With a sprawling labor system that dates back more than ...