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Saturday, May 10

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Voters in 5 states to decide in November whether to abolish forced prison labor

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Five U.S. states to vote on forced prison labor in November

Over 1.2 million people are currently incarcerated in state and federal prisons across the United States. Approximately, two-thirds of [...]

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WNBA star Brittney Griner could be sent to Russian prison-labor camp

American Women’s National Basketball Association star player and Olympic gold winner, Brittney Griner, could potentially face time in a [...]

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US voters reject prison slavery

U.S. voters reject slavery ‘exception’ in midterm elections

This week, voters in five American states were balloted on wording in their constitutions that permits slavery as a punishment for [...]

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117th Congress to Consider Bipartisan Bill to Mitigate Spike in U.S. Children Trafficked

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Brick kiln debt bondage in Pakistan

Vasanti Meghwar, 70, her son, his wife, and their 12 year old child spend their days making bricks in Pakistan in sweltering heat, [...]

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Cotton T-shirts hung up on retail rack

Uyghur Region cotton sneaks into US market, despite ban

An alarming new report reveals that cotton linked to forced labor in China’s Uyghur Region continues to find its way into [...]

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More states to outlaw the “exception clause”

The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the U.S. with one exception. Slavery is still allowed as punishment for a crime at the federal [...]

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