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Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 years ago

Fast food chains use Alabama prison inmates as slave labor, lawsuit alleges

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Fast food chains use Alabama prison inmates as slave labor, lawsuit alleges

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Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 years ago
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The number of prisoners granted parole has plummeted, and prison officials force many of those inmates to work off site in a scheme that generates $450 million a year for the state, the lawsuit said.
  • KiraChats [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.net
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    Anyone have a link to the lawsuit? I want to see which companies are listed.

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      I found it linked in some articles, e.g. here in the first paragraph: https://alabamareflector.com/2023/12/13/lawsuit-alleges-alabama-prisons-using-forced-labor/

      Skimming through it, I see these companies named as defendants:

      franchisees of McDonald’s, KFC, Wendy’s, and Burger King; Bama Budweiser, a distributor of Anheuser-Busch products; poultry and meat processors including Gemstone Foods, Koch Foods, and Southeastern Meats; Paramount Services, a linen company; and manufacturing and engineering employers Masonite, Cast Products, Ju-Young, Hwaseung, SL Alabama, and Progressive Finishes.

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        Oh awesome! You’re the best, thank you!!! ❤️

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