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Prison Labor Losing Popularity in Oregon

Loaded on April 15, 2003 by Gary Hunter published in Prison Legal News April, 2003, page 6
Filed under: Work, Prison Industries, Prison Labor. Location: Oregon.
Since the 19th century prisoners
in Oregon have literally labored under a policy that insisted prisoners should work as hard as taxpayers. But the prevailing philosophy is falling prey to fiscal realities. Oregon's evaporating economy has enhanced employment concerns among its citizens, even as prison employment prospers. Oregon's jobless rate, ...

 

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