Current and former prisoners are suing Alabama, fast food franchisees and other beneficiaries of the state's prison labor system they say is a “modern-day form of slavery” where incarcerated ...

To call our prison system a loophole for modern slavery is not hyperbole, and many human rights activists have accused several states of doing just that: facilitating and profiting from slave labor.

The “Captive State” exhibit aims to show the connection between slavery and the state's modern-day prison and jail systems. The Gulf States Newsroom's Kat Stromquist toured the galleries with ...

Michael Paulsen / Houston Chronicle ) (Photo by Michael Paulsen/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) The modern prison system’s origins in slavery can be seen in telltale signs throughout the system.

It's difficult for prison officials to make headway on that level." While inmates inside detention centers peacefully protest, activists outside of the penal system are working to raise awareness ...

a very different thing—conceptual genealogy probably won’t dismantle the modern prison. The current system of American imprisonment does reflect the specific circumstances of American life and ...

The Tucker Telephone is a notorious example of a modern torture device used in the United States during the 20th century, ...

Anticipated challenges and plans in implementing modern correctional practices Key challenges ... Hossain to share insights into the transformation of Bangladesh’s prison system. In his presentation, ...

"When we humanize people who have committed crimes and who have been in the prison system, that allows us ... and connecting in a way uncommon for modern Hollywood depictions of mass incarceration.

The warnings were sent by prison staff who suspected a prisoner ... and exploitation within the criminal justice system,” they added. Modern slavery victims – including those in prison ...

Right now, however, reform is unavoidable because the system is at breaking point ... I was taken to one room in a pristine modern prison where prisoners were learning rehabilitation skills.

Between March 2023 and June 2024, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Prison Service received ... Mechanism (NRM), the official system for identifying modern slavery victims.