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Commentary: End New York's prison slavery system
Times Union
Slavery was just on the ballot. On Election Day, voters in Alabama, Tennessee, Vermont, and Oregon changed their state constitutions
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Opinion: New York Should Reject a Return to Private Prison Labor
CityLimits
During the intense heat of the summer of 1894, New York State reached an important milestone toward the complete abolition of slavery.
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Prison reform advocates worry about NYS push to allow inmates to work for private companies
Pix11
The proposal would provide incarcerated New Yorkers with the opportunity to gain private sector job skills, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office said.
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Local orgs campaign to end ‘Legal Slavery’ for incarcerated New Yorkers
Amsterdam News
Civil rights and criminal justice groups held a virtual rally on Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 17, to launch their grassroots campaign to raise wages and improve working conditions in New York State prisons.
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Incarcerated People Forced to Do Dangerous Work for “Slave” Wages at Height of Pandemic
The Intercept
At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, news outlets reported that incarcerated people in New York were being forced to make hand sanitizer and coffins.
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CASH ASSISTANCE MAY CURB RECIDIVISM AMONG PEOPLE LEAVING PRISON, STUDY SAYS
A new independent evaluation of California’s Returning Citizens Stimulus program suggests that short-term aid may have positive long-term effects, including reducing parole violations and reincarceration.
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INFLATION IS PUTTING FOOD OUT OF REACH IN NEW YORK PRISONS
New York Focus
The confluence of rising commissary prices, stagnant wages, and a package ban are making basic items inaccessible
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RETHINKING PRISON LABOR UNDER THE 13TH AMENDMENT
University of Chicago News
An overwhelming number of people who are incarcerated will be released and are going to be part of society. The question is, what are pisons doing that will either help them be better or worse when they are released?
