Investigation finds U.S. prison labor linked to popular food brands

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Investigation finds U.S. prison labor linked to popular food brands


A new investigation found that several popular U.S. food companies are benefiting off of prison labor. NBC News’ Valerie Castro talks to Investigative Reporter Robin McDowell about the findings in the report. 
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  1. 13th amendment loophole that allows imprisonment for a crime. Allowed them beginning of what ended up being the hughest incarceration rates in the world for a country with a small percentage of total world population.

    Merica 🇺🇸 remember this. We do not have a free market in the U.S. Exploitation is the name of the game. Capitalism is reliant on cheap labor and prison labor because the objective is maximize profits and economic growth at any costs! #followthemoney

  2. The money should go towards the victims and not the prison profit they think they slick look up they are making military gear they making couches everything they use KEYWORDS such as programs and they use them to clean up highways instead of paying law abiding citizens

  3. So we blame the illegals for taking our jobs. Then we make dehumanizing laws to “address the problem”. Just so that American companies can turn around and use American citizens for free labor… Makes you wonder

  4. Other countries like China do this and the US government screams its abusive treatment of prisoners.  The US does it and the US government praises it as quality rehabilitation for the prisoners .  🤷

  5. Keep the programs to provide skill sets, and design program participation in line with employment laws, (e.g. minimum wage, sick and vacation time).

  6. Chattle slavery was never truly banned in the usa, only regulated. Non-chattle slavery is still very much the norm; internships, serfdom(mortgages), serfdom(landlords), poverty wages (being paid less than a slave in food, shelter and other survival needs) etc.

  7. Too bad. They're in prison! Would you rather they just sit their cell doing nothing? I'd rather they pay their way! You don't have to work there and take that kind of pay if you don't put yourself in a position of going to prison!

  8. What is new? U working inmates for penny's on the dollar and then you don't pay their back child support or fines just using them for free labor!!! Going to prison was the punishment!!! Not slaving for nothing

  9. People get themselves into trouble and get sentenced to prison……in prison, if they don’t work, they still want 4 walls, a roof, plumbing, food and an education. Geez, why shouldn’t they work for what they get, prison isn’t supposed to be a free vacation!

  10. Not surprised. Let's start a boycott. No forced slave labor in prisons – that has to stop. Angola LA has long been a prison with a terrible history. Thank you for exposing this. I think it was known for a while but not in media attention. The 13th amendment allows it but it's is being abused and needs to be corrected. These corporations generate profit by having no labor costs. Which hurts the normal wholesale market.

  11. Do a story about the loss of media faith, the people responsible, the bills names, it doesnt take much digging but some. It began with Ronald Reagan, allowing the media outlets to "pick political sides" through the freedom of the media acts, a few small bills regarding what exactly they can report being finalized through the obama administration where a "zero" responsibility and accountability bill was passed. This is one of the most important lessons today…

  12. This is why companies want to pay YOU less, because they are paying and can pay someone pennies to do your job. All they need is to get you in jail. This is disgusting, terrifying and honestly, weird that we would accept this as a society.