Prison Labor

BP Hires Prison Labor to Clean Up Spill While Coastal Residents Struggle

July 23, 2010
In the first few days after BP's Deepwater Horizon wellhead exploded, spewing crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, cleanup workers could be seen on Louisiana beaches wearing scarlet pants and white t-shirts with the words "Inmate Labor" printed in large red block letters. (The Nation)

BP Hires Prison Labor to Clean Up Spill While Coastal Residents Struggle

DEQ Fines ODOC

August 12, 2009
DEQ Issues $4,675 Penalty to the Oregon Department of Corrections. (Oregon Department of Environmental Quality)

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OR: Prisoners Assist in Flood Relief

December 6, 2007
One hundred minimum security prisoners and fourteen Oregon Department of Corrections staff are assisting with flood relief and clean-up in Vernonia, Oregon.

One hundred minimum security prisoners and fourteen Oregon Department of Corrections staff are assisting with flood relief and clean-up in Vernonia, Oregon.

OR: Prisoners Fight Forest Fires

August 22, 2007
This year, the Oregon Department of Forestry trained 200 minimum security prisoners, all men, to fight forest fires. So far this summer, 180 prisoners and 24 staff fought the Shelton fire near Fossil.

This year, the Oregon Department of Forestry trained 200 minimum security prisoners, all men, to fight forest fires.

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