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UNICOR Sued for Illegal Sales
Loaded on June 15, 1994
published in Prison Legal News
June, 1994, page 12
UNICOR Sued For Illegal Sales
Filed under:
Misconduct/Corruption,
DOC/BOP misconduct,
Prison Industries,
RICO.
Location:
United States of America.
Joe Mohwish, a federal prisoner at FCI Jesup in Georgia, has filed suit against UNICOR claiming that they are competing against private industry by selling prisoner made clothing to private companies. UNICOR is prohibited by statute from competing against private industry and cannot sell its …
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