Alabama has a long history of contracting prisoners out to private companies for cheap labor, generating millions of dollars for the state, but the system has been criticized for exploiting incarcerated workers and denying them basic rights.
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Alabama has a long history of contracting prisoners out to private companies for cheap labor, generating millions of dollars for the state, but the system has been criticized for exploiting incarcerated workers and denying them basic rights.