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Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
Filed under: Work, Prison Industries
Prison-based Call Centers Open in Austria, India by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In an attempt to bridge a budget shortfall, the Austrian Justice Ministry has set up call centers in prisons and con-tracted them out to private companies that might otherwise outsource the work overseas. The move has prompted …
Article • July 15, 2010
Washington DOC Agrees to Pay $15,000 to Settle Public Records Act Suit by On October 18, 2005, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay $15,000 to two prisoners who requested, but were denied, information under the Washington Public Disclosure Act. Leslie Pounds and Shawn Greenhalgh sent a public …
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
Private Manufacturers Use Cheap Arkansas Prison Labor by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Two private manufacturing companies have opened shops in Arkansas prisons. Actronix, Inc. employs 65 female prisoners at the McPherson Unit to produce wiring harnesses for medical imaging devices such as MRI machines and CT scanners, while Glove …
The Prison Industries Enhancement Certification Program: Why Everyone Should be Concerned by Bob Sloan From the late 19th century into the depression years, Americans struggled economically. For the man and woman on the street to the businesses, companies and manufacturers vainly trying to keep their enterprises afloat, those were difficult …
Article • March 15, 2010 • from PLN March, 2010
Prison Labor Bails Out State and County Budgets by Gary Hunter Across the nation, state and local governments are facing gaping holes in their budgets. As a result many are turning to cheap or free prison labor, and in some cases prisoners have taken the place of free-world citizens laid …
Ohio Inspector General Finds Wrongful Acts by Prison System’s Assistant Director by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 29, 2009, the State of Ohio’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released an investigative report concerning the relationship between Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) Assistant Director Michael Randle …
Article • February 15, 2010 • from PLN February, 2010
Wyoming’s Prison Industry Mushroom Farm Sold at Auction by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 15, 2009, the Wyoming Department of Corrections’ Wind River Mushroom Farm in Shoshoni was sold at auction for an undisclosed amount. The agricultural program, which began in 2004 as an $8 million public-private partnership …
Article • January 15, 2010 • from PLN January, 2010
Don’t Build it Here Revisited (or “There is no Economic Salvation Through Incarceration”) - Prisons Do Not Create Jobs by Clayton Mosher by Clayton Mosher and Gregory Hooks Despite widespread popular beliefs that prison construction offers substantial economic benefits to local areas, empirical research has suggested otherwise. In an article …
Article • December 15, 2009 • from PLN December, 2009
Michigan’s Prison Industries Mismanaged and Unprofitable by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A June 2009 report issued by Michigan’s Office of the Auditor General on the performance of the state’s Bureau of Correctional Industries (BCI), which operates under authority of the Department of Corrections, listed several reportable conditions of …
Article • October 15, 2009 • from PLN October, 2009
Maryland Prisoners Make Flags by Made in the U.S.A. got a whole new meaning with the passage of a recent Maryland law that requires all Maryland and United States flags to be produced in the United States. For many years in Maryland, all but one flag that flies at the …
Aramark Discontinues, Loses Prison Food Service Contracts by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The corporate philosophy of cutting corners to enhance profits is catching up with Aramark Correctional Services, causing the company to lose prison and jail food service contracts and putting other contracts in jeopardy. Aramark has discontinued …
Article • August 15, 2009 • from PLN August, 2009
Alabama Raises Rates Charged for Prisoner Labor by In October 2007, the Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC) began charging other government entities for prisoner labor, such as work crews that pick up highway trash. With the start of the next fiscal year on October 1, 2009, the DOC will raise …
Article • August 15, 2009 • from PLN August, 2009
Colorado Florists Decry Prison Retail Flower Business by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Florists in Colorado are crying out against a prison program that is competing against them, undercutting their prices due to the help of prisoner slave labor. What started as a prison program to keep prisoners busy …
Article • July 15, 2009 • from PLN July, 2009
UNICOR Robs Jobs from Private Sector; Prisoners Sue Over Working Conditions by Brandon Sample It is already hard enough for free world workers to hold down a job without having to compete with UNICOR, the prison labor arm of the federal Bureau of Prisons. But that is exactly what a …
Arkansas Sends Toxic Tech Trash to UNICOR Recycling Program by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A number of counties in Arkansas have been sending their toxic electronics waste, including broken computers and televisions, to Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (UNICOR), the industry program for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP). UNICOR …
$9,000 Award for Hawaiian Prisoners Bitten By Dogs at Oklahoma CCA Prison by On October 31, 2008, a Hawaiian state court awarded $3,000 each in damages to three Hawaiian prisoners who were bitten by dogs while incarcerated at a private prison in Oklahoma. Jonathan K. Lum, John Daffron and Frank …
Publication • 2009
Correctional Industries Business Plan, WA DOC, 2009 State of Washington Department of Corrections Correctional Industries 2007-2009 Business Plan Correctional Industries 2007-2009 Business Plan EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As a major entity within the Department of Corrections, it is the mission of Correctional Industries to provide marketable job skills and job training to …
Article • May 15, 2009 • from PLN May, 2009
Court Rejects Federal Prisoner Worker’s Claim of Copyright Infringement by Court Rejects Federal Prisoner Worker’s Claim of Copyright Infringement The U.S. Court of Federal Claims dismissed a prisoner’s copyright infringement suit for lack of jurisdiction; the dismissal was upheld on appeal. Robert J. Walton, a federal prisoner, sued the United …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Texas Prison Authority OK’s Illegal Use of Prison Labor, but PIE Contract Not Renewed by Gary Hunter Texas Prison Authority OK’s Illegal Use of Prison Labor, but PIE Contract Not Renewed by Gary Hunter Even though a Texas legislator found the practice illegal, and even though it cost sixty people …
This Valentine’s Lingerie Is Brought to You By the Prison Industrial Complex by Beth Schwartzapfel This Valentine’s Lingerie Is Brought to You By the Prison Industrial Complex by Beth Schwartzapfel With Valentine’s Day, perhaps you made a trip to Victoria’s Secret. If you’re a conscientious shopper, chances are you want …
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