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Penal Servitude and Prison Programming  


Author:  Charles Sullivan.; Barbara Koeppel.


Source: Volume 19, Number 05, January/February 2016 , pp.67-67(1)




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Abstract: 

The U.S. Congress banned slavery in America 150 years ago when the Thirteenth Amendment became the law of the land except when as punishmentfor a crime. This commentary examines that historical clause as it reflects on a culture of inmates required to participate in work programs that compensate with little more than slave wages.

Keywords: penal servitude; Level 1–5 pay scales; Prison Industry Enhancement; low wages

Affiliations:  1: Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE); 2: Independet Journalist.

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