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WORK 10 - Prison Labour Industrial Complex
Prison labour is largely invisible in Canada. Most prisoners who work do institutional upkeep, the kind of cleaning, cooking and maintenance that’s required to keep a prison running. But then there are prison industries. Not only do Canadian prisoners work for for-profit businesses, but they’re sometimes doing dangerous and nauseating work around. Featured in this episode: Calvin Neufeld To learn more: Bloody Bad Business: Report on the Joyceville Institution Abattoir “Prison farm supporter worries new Kingston farms may exploit prison labour” by Jonna Semple in Global News Credits: Arshy Mann (Host and Producer), Jordan Cornish (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief) Additional music from Audio Network Sponsors: Douglas, Pod Save The World For a limited time, get 6 months of exclusive supporter benefits for just $2/month. Go to canadaland.com/join to become a supporter today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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