Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands
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The Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes to Coca-Cola.

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

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. After rumbling down a country road to an auction house, the cows are bought by a local rancher and then followed by The Associated Press another 600 miles to a Texas slaughterhouse that feeds into the supply chains of giants like McDonald’s, Walmart and Cargill…

  • bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
    6·
    8 months ago

    You absolutely don’t. Our court systems have mediocre accuracy, with innocent people frequently being framed or having evidence planted. Prosecutors around the country typically prioritize getting a conviction over accuracy of said conviction, for fear of being labeled “soft on crime”. The US has a long history inventing new crimes to turn already marginalized groups into “criminals” (ex, drugs to be made illegal were selected based on which demographics used them, not their effects).