# Prison Labor on The No Agenda Show Prison Labor comes up in 15 chapters across 15 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from December 2009 to September 2024. - **Chapters:** 15 - **Episodes:** 15 - **Discussed:** December 2009 – September 2024 - **Related topics:** [Incarceration](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/incarceration.md), [Slave Labor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/slave-labor.md), [Cca](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cca.md), [Ikea](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ikea.md), [Mandatory Minimums](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mandatory-minimums.md), [Marijuana](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/marijuana.md), [Private Prisons](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/private-prisons.md), [Privatized Prisons](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/privatized-prisons.md), [Slavery](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/slavery.md), [13th Amendment](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/13th-amendment.md) ## Chapters 1–15 of 15 ### Alabama Prison Labor and Modern Slavery Concerns - **Episode:** [1695: Pronoun Journey](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1695-pronoun-journey.md) - **Published:** 2024-09-15 - **Time:** 2:23:24–2:28:43 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1695-pronoun-journey/chapter/alabama-prison-labor-and-modern-slavery-concerns.md The Alabama Department of Corrections is criticized for farming out incarcerated individuals to work for private companies like McDonald's and Burger King for minimal pay. Critics describe the system as "modern slavery," noting that inmates safe enough to work in public are still denied parole. The discussion references Kamala Harris's past record regarding prison labor in California. Keywords: [alabama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alabama.md), [prison labor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/prison-labor.md), [slavery](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/slavery.md), [mcdonalds](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mcdonalds.md), [kamala harris](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kamala-harris.md), [incarceration](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/incarceration.md) ### Zaporizhia Nuclear Plant Safety, Dutch Prison Labor - **Episode:** [1529: Google Barf](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1529-google-barf.md) - **Published:** 2023-02-13 - **Time:** 1:55:12–1:57:37 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1529-google-barf/chapter/zaporizhia-nuclear-plant-safety-dutch-prison-labor.md Russia and the IAEA are holding consultations to establish a safety zone around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant to prevent accidental shelling. In the Netherlands, reports surfaced regarding prisoners being used as labor to manufacture wood-burning stoves for Ukraine. This follows historical precedents of major corporations like IKEA using correctional facility labor for production. Keywords: [zaporizhia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/zaporizhia.md), [iaea](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/iaea.md), [nuclear safety](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nuclear-safety.md), [netherlands](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/netherlands.md), [prison labor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/prison-labor.md), [ikea](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ikea.md) ### Andrew Cuomo, New York State Clean Hand Sanitizer - **Episode:** [1224: CAPS](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1224-caps.md) - **Published:** 2020-03-15 - **Time:** 1:11:13–1:13:58 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1224-caps/chapter/andrew-cuomo-new-york-state-clean-hand-sanitizer.md Governor Andrew Cuomo introduces "New York State Clean," a state-branded hand sanitizer with 75% alcohol content. The product is manufactured by Corecraft using state prison labor and is intended for distribution to government agencies, schools, and the MTA. Keywords: [andrew cuomo](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/andrew-cuomo.md), [new york](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/new-york.md), [hand sanitizer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hand-sanitizer.md), [prison labor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/prison-labor.md), corecraft ### Thirteenth Amendment Trapdoor, Prison Slave Labor - **Episode:** [1077: Bone Saw](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1077-bone-saw.md) - **Published:** 2018-10-14 - **Time:** 1:05:00–1:08:10 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1077-bone-saw/chapter/thirteenth-amendment-trapdoor-prison-slave-labor.md Kanye West's call to "abolish" the 13th Amendment refers to the "trapdoor" clause that allows for involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime. This legal loophole enables corporations to utilize cheap prison labor, which West likens to modern-day slavery. The discussion notes that many American companies benefit from this system while simultaneously criticizing labor practices in China. Keywords: [13th amendment](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/13th-amendment.md), [slavery](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/slavery.md), [prison labor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/prison-labor.md), [ikea](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ikea.md), [constitution](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/constitution.md), involuntary servitude ### Jeff Sessions, War on Crime and Mandatory Minimums - **Episode:** [929: Sologamy](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/929-sologamy.md) - **Published:** 2017-05-14 - **Time:** 1:32:57–1:40:07 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/929-sologamy/chapter/jeff-sessions-war-on-crime-and-mandatory-minimums.md Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo directing federal prosecutors to seek the toughest possible charges and mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses. This policy reverses Obama-era reforms intended to reduce the federal prison population. Critics point to the profit motives of private prisons and the reliance on inmate labor as underlying drivers for these harsher sentencing guidelines. Keywords: [jeff sessions](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jeff-sessions.md), [mandatory minimums](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mandatory-minimums.md), [department of justice](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/department-of-justice.md), drug sentencing, [prison labor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/prison-labor.md) ### Charter Schools and the Prison Pipeline - **Episode:** [703: Lowjistiks](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/703-lowjistiks.md) - **Published:** 2015-03-12 - **Time:** 2:27:36–2:29:57 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/703-lowjistiks/chapter/charter-schools-and-the-prison-pipeline.md The push for charter schools is linked to a broader agenda of marginalizing students and routing them toward the privatized prison system. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is noted as an investor in the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). The hosts argue that early identification of "failing" students through Common Core leads to a "fast track to prison" and a return to 19th-century-style slave labor. Keywords: [charter schools](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/charter-schools.md), [privatized prisons](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/privatized-prisons.md), [bill gates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-gates.md), [slave labor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/slave-labor.md), [education](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education.md), [cca](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cca.md) ### IRS Prison Disclosures, White Collar Inmates - **Episode:** [475: Tsunami Bomb](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/475-tsunami-bomb.md) - **Published:** 2013-01-03 - **Time:** 38:54–41:25 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/475-tsunami-bomb/chapter/irs-prison-disclosures-white-collar-inmates.md A provision in the new legislation allows the IRS to disclose tax return information to prison officials. This is interpreted as a measure targeting white-collar prisoners who continue to earn investment income while incarcerated. Keywords: [irs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/irs.md), prison officials, [tax returns](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tax-returns.md), white collar crime, inmate labor ### The New Jim Crow and Prison Labor - **Episode:** [474: Mongolian Hat](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/474-mongolian-hat.md) - **Published:** 2012-12-30 - **Time:** 2:21:53–2:24:59 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/474-mongolian-hat/chapter/the-new-jim-crow-and-prison-labor.md The hosts discuss Michelle Alexander's book *The New Jim Crow*, which argues that the U.S. criminal justice system functions as a racial caste system. They highlight the disenfranchisement of black men and the use of low-wage prison labor by American corporations. Keywords: michelle alexander, [jim crow](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jim-crow.md), [disenfranchisement](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/disenfranchisement.md), [prison labor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/prison-labor.md), [human rights](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/human-rights.md) ### Prison Privatization, Corrections Corporation of America - **Episode:** [401: The War on Chicken](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/401-the-war-on-chicken.md) - **Published:** 2012-04-19 - **Time:** 2:29:19–2:31:33 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/401-the-war-on-chicken/chapter/prison-privatization-corrections-corporation-of-america.md The Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) has offered to buy state prisons in 48 states under the condition that they maintain a 90% occupancy rate. The hosts characterize this as the institutionalization of slave labor, where the state is incentivized to keep citizens incarcerated to meet corporate profit goals. They argue that this privatization removes legal recourse for prisoners and turns justice into a profit-driven enterprise. Keywords: [cca](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cca.md), [private prisons](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/private-prisons.md), occupancy rates, [slave labor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/slave-labor.md), [incarceration](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/incarceration.md) ### Canadian Prison Expansion, Safe Streets Act - **Episode:** [341: Selling the Monet](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/341-selling-the-monet.md) - **Published:** 2011-09-22 - **Time:** 2:15:34–2:19:38 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/341-selling-the-monet/chapter/canadian-prison-expansion-safe-streets-act.md The Canadian government has introduced the "Safe Streets and Communities Act," a mega-bill that implements mandatory minimum sentences and doubles penalties for growing marijuana. Critics argue the bill is a waste of money given that crime rates have been dropping for 20 years. The expansion is viewed as an effort to mirror the US prison-industrial complex and create a new pool of cheap prison labor. Keywords: [canada](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/canada.md), safe streets and communities act, [marijuana](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/marijuana.md), [mandatory minimums](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mandatory-minimums.md), [prison labor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/prison-labor.md) ### Prison Labor Furniture, DC Schools, Martin Luther King Statue - **Episode:** [333: Lions Stood Still](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/333-lions-stood-still.md) - **Published:** 2011-08-25 - **Time:** 34:47–37:58 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/333-lions-stood-still/chapter/prison-labor-furniture-dc-schools-martin-luther-king-statue.md A discussion reveals that much of the dormitory furniture in U.S. universities is manufactured by prison labor. Observations of Washington DC include the failing school system outside the "Green Zone" and the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, which was sculpted by a Chinese artist. Rumors about the Washington Monument leaning or the Reflection Pool being drained due to the earthquake are addressed. Keywords: [prison labor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/prison-labor.md), [tufts university](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tufts-university.md), [martin luther king jr](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/martin-luther-king-jr.md), [washington monument](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/washington-monument.md), reflection pool ### ALEC, Private Prisons and Inmate Labor - **Episode:** [328: Pounding the Pavement](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/328-pounding-the-pavement.md) - **Published:** 2011-08-07 - **Time:** 1:49:34–1:53:33 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/328-pounding-the-pavement/chapter/alec-private-prisons-and-inmate-labor.md The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is identified as a primary driver behind the privatization of U.S. prisons and tougher sentencing laws. Inmates are reportedly paid as little as 20 cents an hour to produce goods ranging from office chairs to electronic components for guided missiles. The hosts compare this system to the "slave labor" the U.S. criticizes in China. Keywords: [alec](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alec.md), american legislative exchange council, [private prisons](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/private-prisons.md), [scott walker](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/scott-walker.md), [prison labor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/prison-labor.md), guided missiles ### Torture Concerns and Prison Industrial Complex Expansion - **Episode:** [234: Phasers on Stun](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/234-phasers-on-stun.md) - **Published:** 2010-09-12 - **Time:** 1:16:24–1:20:48 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/234-phasers-on-stun/chapter/torture-concerns-and-prison-industrial-complex-expansion.md The ACLU has criticized the use of the Active Denial System in jails, labeling it a potential torture device. The hosts discuss the long-term health risks, such as cataracts, and suggest that the deployment of such technology is a precursor to expanding the use of prison populations for slave labor. They argue that the government is choosing between high-tech suppression and mass incarceration. Keywords: [aclu](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/aclu.md), [torture](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/torture.md), [millimeter wave](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/millimeter-wave.md), cataracts, [slave labor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/slave-labor.md), prison construction ### California Marijuana Legalization Initiative, Prison Labor Concerns - **Episode:** [170: Flat Chested Women](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/170-flat-chested-women.md) - **Published:** 2010-01-31 - **Time:** 53:54–56:23 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/170-flat-chested-women/chapter/california-marijuana-legalization-initiative-prison-labor-concerns.md An initiative to legalize marijuana for recreational use is set for the November ballot in California after organizers collected 700,000 signatures. The hosts discuss the potential impact on the prison industrial complex, which relies on drug-related arrests for labor. They advocate for legalization while questioning how the state will replace the revenue and control mechanisms associated with prohibition. Keywords: [marijuana](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/marijuana.md), [legalization](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/legalization.md), [california](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/california.md), [ballot initiative](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ballot-initiative.md), [prison labor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/prison-labor.md) ### US Incarceration Rates, Privatized Prisons, Forced Labor - **Episode:** [154: Amanda Knox Knockers](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/154-amanda-knox-knockers.md) - **Published:** 2009-12-06 - **Time:** 13:17–17:13 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/154-amanda-knox-knockers/chapter/us-incarceration-rates-privatized-prisons-forced-labor.md The United States prison population is reported to exceed 3 million people, surpassing China's total and costing $40,000 per inmate annually. 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