California voters weigh measures on shoplifting, forced labor and minimum wage
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Voters in California and Nevada consider ban on forced labor aimed at protecting prisoners
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California and Nevada voters will decide in November whether to ban forced...
Prisoners fight against working in heat on former slave plantation, raising hope for change in South
Beneath the blazing summer sun on a former slave plantation, Lamont Gross and fellow prisoners stoop...
Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are all on the ballot in California this November
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are among the 10 statewide...
Tennessee sheriff pleads not guilty to using prison labor for personal profit
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A sitting Tennessee sheriff pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he il...
As temperatures soar, judge tells Louisiana to help protect prisoners working in fields
Amid blistering summer temperatures, a federal judge ordered Louisiana to take steps to protect the ...
California voters to weigh proposal to ban forced prison labor in state constitution
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters will decide in November whether to remove an exemption f...
Boston pizza shop owner convicted of forced labor against employees in the country illegally
BOSTON (AP) — The owner of two Boston-area pizza shops was convicted of forced labor on Friday for u...
Takeaways from the AP’s investigation into how US prisoners are hurt or killed on the job
A sweeping Associated Press investigation into prison labor in the United States found that prisoner...
US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?
PHOENIX (AP) — Blas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when he wa...
Rights group warns major carmakers over risk of forced labor in China supply chains
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Automakers including Tesla, General Motors, Volkswagen and Toyota are failing to en...
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 U.S. prisoners wind...
New Mexico regulators revoke the licenses of 2 marijuana grow operations and levies $2M in fines
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico marijuana regulators on Tuesday revoked the licenses of two grow...
South Korean court orders 2 Japanese companies to compensate wartime Korean workers for forced labor
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top court ordered two Japanese companies to financially comp...
Lawsuit challenges Alabama inmate labor system as ‘modern day slavery’
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Current and former inmates announced a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Alabama’s...
Captive in a chicken coop: The plight of debt bondage workers
For nearly a week last summer, Shanta Bai, a farmworker, says she was held captive in a chicken coop...
Black employees file federal discrimination suit against Chicago utility
CHICAGO (AP) — A group of current and former employees at a Chicago utility have filed a federal law...
Chinese immigrant workers sue over forced labor at illegal marijuana operation on Navajo land
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Chinese immigrant workers allege they were lured to northern New Mexico und...
Louisiana prisoner suit claims they’re forced to endure dangerous conditions at Angola prison farm
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Men incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary filed a class-action lawsui...
Customers want instant gratification. Workers say it’s pushing them to the brink
NEW YORK (AP) — Six straight days of 12-hour driving. Single digit paychecks. The complaints come fr...