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Lawsuit challenges Alabama inmate labor system as ‘modern day slavery'
Headline from NBC 6 South Florida
Current and former inmates of the Alabama prison system have filed a lawsuit challenging the prison labor program.
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The plaintiffs, who are all Black, contend that the state regularly denies incarcerated people parole so that they can be “leased” out to make money for government agencies and businesses.
Alabama inmates have filed a class-action lawsuit against the state, claiming that the prison labor program is "modern-day slavery." The lawsuit alleges a illegal violations.
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