Hacker News with Generative AI: Prison Labor

'You're His Property': How One Sheriff Used Inmate Labor on His Family Farm (nytimes.com)
In Mississippi, incarcerated trusties cleaned chicken houses, fixed cars and installed flooring for the benefit of a local sheriff and his associates, a new investigation found.
Prison Labor, Corruption, Mississippi, Law Enforcement, Human Rights
34 points by whack 5 days ago | 5 comments
More than 1,100 inmates help Cal Fire battle for less than $30 a day (abc7.com)
Over 1,100 California inmates have been working around the clock in challenging conditions - including howling winds and toxic smoke - to help Cal Fire battle the Eaton and Palisades fires, the largest and most destructive of about a half-dozen fires that burned in the Los Angeles area in the past two weeks.
Wildfires, California, Prison Labor, Inmates
10 points by geox 74 days ago | 0 comments
US prisoners are given dangerous jobs. But what if they are hurt or killed? (apnews.com)
Prison Labor, Human Rights, Law Enforcement, Justice System
44 points by jawns 321 days ago | 56 comments