prison slavery

Prisoners in Alabama have been organizing for years against a prison system which upholds modern day slavery

Alabama prisoners lead struggle against “most violent and inhumane prison system in the country”

More than 150 years after slavery was outlawed in the US, the practice persists in the form of forced, unpaid prison labor. Five states had the opportunity to end this.

On September 26 Alabama prison officials made a rare admission: prisoners had initiated work stoppages at every single major correctional facility in the state.

The longest held political prisoner in the US has been punished for decades for his participation in a modern day slave rebellion