We’re looking forward to welcoming the authors of Abolition Labor: The Fight to End Prison Slavery. They will be joined for a discussion with EJP alumni on March 5th, 4:00-5:45pm CT in Murphy Lounge at University YMCA. Light supper will be served.
Incarcerated people work for penny wages (15 cents an hour is not unusual) and, in several states, for nothing at all, as cooks, dishwashers, janitors, groundskeepers, barbers, painters, and plumbers; in laundries, kitchens, factories, and hospitals. They provide vital public services such as repairing roads, fighting wildfires, and clearing debris after hurricanes.
As the authors of Abolition Labor argue, far from being quarantined from society, prisons and their forced work regime have a sizable impact on the economic and social lives of millions of American households.
You can pick up free copies of the book at the EJP office.