Inmates Are Pushing Back Against Working In U.S. Prisons

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Inmates Are Pushing Back Against Working In U.S. Prisons

Inmates Are Pushing Back Against Working In U.S. Prisons

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Published 01 Nov 2022

Watch VideoFor more than three weeks, prisoners in Alabama went on strike — refusing to work and demanding humane prison conditions.

Alabama's prisons have some of the highest rates of homicide and rape in the country, according to a 2019 Department of Justice report. The Department of Justice has called the state...

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