Articles by Amy Julia Harris

They worked in sweltering heat for Exxon, Shell and Walmart. They didn’t get paid a dime

Loaded on May 13, 2019 by Amy Julia Harris, Shoshana Walter

Filed under: Work Conditions/Safety, Fair Labor Standards Act, Drug Treatment/Rehab. Location: United States of America.

Constant work leaves little time for counseling or treatment, transforming rehab patients into a cheap, expendable labor pool for private companies.

by Amy Julia Harris and Shoshana Walter, Reveal, from the Center for Investigative Reporting

A nationally renowned drug rehab program in Texas and Louisiana has sent patients struggling with addiction …

They Thought They Were Going to Rehab. They Ended up in Chicken Plants

Loaded on Jan. 8, 2018 by Amy Julia Harris, Shoshana Walter published in Prison Legal News January, 2018, page 1

Filed under: Prison Labor, Drug Treatment/Rehab. Location: Oklahoma.

by Amy Julia Harris and Shoshana Walter, Reveal

The worst day of Brad McGahey’s life was the day a judge decided to spare him from prison.

McGahey was 23 with dreams of making it big in rodeo, maybe starring in his own reality TV show. With a 1.5 GPA, …