In episode 8 of Beyond Prisons, we have a wide-ranging conversation on the subjects of prison labor and slavery. First, we hear more from Bennu Hannibal Ra-Sun, an incarcerated member of the Free Alabama Movement, and a member of Jailhouse Lawyers Speak,a group of incarcerated human rights advocates and prison abolitionists,on the connection between slavery and the 13th amendment, and how society justifies the exploitation of prisoners through academia.

We are then joined by Jared Ware, our producer and a fellow abolitionist. Jay worked withthe Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC) during the nationwide prison strikes against slavery. He helped manage their Twitter account, which was acrucial source of informationas the strike unfolded.

The three of us talk aboutprison jobs programs, organizing against prison slavery, abolishing the 13th Amendment, and the upcoming Millions for Prisoners Human Rights March in Washington, D.C. We also attempt to complicate the discussion of prison labor by considering the economic relationship between the minimum wage labor movement and the use of prison labor, the ethics of working in prisons, and the relevance of prison jobs to the broader labor market.

Free Alabama Movement:http://www.freealabamamovement.com/

Jailhouse Lawyers Speak:https://www.facebook.com/BlkJailhouselawyer/

Read Lawsuit May Serve As Template For Challenging Forced Immigrant Labor In Private Prisons, by Jared Ware.

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Music & Production: Jared Ware

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