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Report Finds Federal Prisoners Exposed to Toxic Metals in Recycling Jobs
Loaded on Oct. 15, 2011
published in Prison Legal News
October, 2011, page 44
A four-year study by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG), released in October 2010, found that prisoners and employees at ten federal prisons were exposed to hazardous metals and materials while handling electronic waste in recycling programs.
Filed under:
Retaliation,
Retaliation against Staff,
Whistleblowing,
Prison Industries,
Prison Labor,
Work Conditions/Safety,
Toxic Fumes/Chemicals.
Locations:
Arizona,
California,
Florida,
Kansas,
Pennsylvania.
The study was initiated following complaints by Leroy ...
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