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Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

U.S. Prisoners are part of a hidden workforce supplying popular food brands, with companies like McDonald's and Walmart implicated in using prison labor.
These prisoners are engaged in various jobs, including agriculture, with multinational companies sourcing goods straight from prison farms.
While proponents argue that prison jobs provide skills and a sense of purpose, critics call for fair pay, humane treatment, and voluntary work for incarcerated individuals.

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Prisoners in the U.S. are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source – a former Southern slave plantation that is now the country’s largest maximum-security prison.

3 months ago·Canada

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Prison labour tied to Walmart and McDonald’s, investigation finds

Two out of three prisoners are likely to be forced labourers

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Takeaways from the AP's investigation into how US prison labor supports many popular food brands

In a sweeping two-year investigation, The Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes cereal and Ball Park hot dogs

3 months ago·United States

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Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

In a sweeping two-year investigation, The Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes cereal and Ball Park hot dogs to Gold Medal flour and Coca-Cola

3 months ago·United States

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Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

By ROBIN McDOWELL and MARGIE MASON Associated Press ANGOLA, La. (AP) — A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source – a former Southern slave plantation that is now the country’s largest maximum-security prison. Unmarked trucks packed with prison-raised cattle roll out of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, where men are sentenced to hard labor and forced to work, for pennies an hour or sometimes nothing at all. Afte…

3 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

3 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

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Prisoners in the U.S. are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

Prisoners in the U.S. are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

Prison labour tied to Walmart and McDonald’s, investigation finds

Prison labour tied to Walmart and McDonald’s, investigation finds

Takeaways from the AP's investigation into how US prison labor supports many popular food brands

Takeaways from the AP's investigation into how US prison labor supports many popular food brands

Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

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