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Prisoners as Workers in Washington State: New Law Will Increase Exploitation
Loaded on Sept. 15, 1993
by Ed Mead
published in Prison Legal News
September, 1993, page 9
By Ed Mead
Filed under:
Prison Industries,
Seizure of Prisoner Funds,
News,
State Legislation.
Location:
Washington.
The 1993 session of the Washington State Legislature has passed a new law that will dramatically increase the number of prisoners working in this state's institutional industries. Governor Lowry should have signed Senate Bill 5989 into law by the time you read this. In addition to increasing …
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