US Prison Slave Labor

We often hear of slave labor in Asia and Africa, but did you know that the equivalent of slave labor exists right here in the US of A?

It’s estimated that nearly 1 million convicts fill the ranks of Unicor. Unicor being the government owned corporation that handles the labor of inmates! It’s no doubt the federal government see’s an opportunity in prison labor, as they have used Unicor to have $100 million worth of military uniforms made for as little as $2 an hour. The government has no problem with using prison labor, and Unicor is estimated at raking in over $900 million a year.

McDonald’s, Walmart, AT&T, Chevron, and IBM are just the names of a few companies that support the use of prison labor. Now these company’s obviously endorse the modernized form of slave labor, and are benefiting off of it. It’s no surprise to find out that the Correctional Vendors Association, a lobbyist group that represent companies that use prison labor, has spent well over $200 thousand this year alone in shaping bills that effect the prison system, mainly the mandatory minimum sentencing. Maybe these companies want people to remain in prison for their practically free modernized slave labor?

http://www.mintpressnews.com/modernized-slave-labor-system-also-known-prison-industrial-complex/199374/

In a former life, I worked for a state environmental agency. Periodically I would review air pollution permit applications for prison-based factories. There are a lot of them, and they make just about everything.

Slavery never left the US - it just put on a better disguise.