The prison-industrial complex finds new ways to generate profit. So it's hardly surprising that probably the industry most exploitative of labor in American history--agriculture--is more than happy to take advantage. What may surprise some people is that it's the high end artisanal food companies that...
prison labor
I don't understand why China would force this guy to serve seven months in one of its prisons making Christmas lights for the American market. This is technically illegal since.
Outstanding Ian Urbina story on the exploitation of people held in immigrant detention centers. The immigration detention system serves as a nearly unpaid labor force thanks to the privatized prison.
Arguably capitalism's greatest feat in the last century is the almost complete separation of production from consumption. Modern Americans rarely see where anything is produced, whether food or consumer goods. This is an intentional move by corporations to shelter themselves from pressures to produce goods...