"The Prison Industrial Complex"

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This paper discusses one element of the Atlantic Monthly article by Eric Schlosser, "The Prison Industrial Complex", which is prison labor. It further focuses on both sides of the debate regarding the United State's use of prisoners as labor for major corporations, and the benefits that many are achieving by this process. It also discusses the opposition to the use of prisoners as labor, and how this practice may be considered a civil rights issue that borders on slavery.

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"In ancient times it was customary for prisoners held in various countries to perform labor as part of their confinement. As civilization grew, and laws were aimed at protecting human rights, prison labor became obsolete because of the dangers to health and life that many forms of prison labor induced. However, in the last few years the debate over prison labor has begun to escalate in the United States. This is due to the rise of major corporations that utilize prisoners for manufacturing, telemarketing, and other forms of industrial manpower. Although some believe that using prisoners as a portion of the corporate workforce is beneficial, others contend that the use of prison labor constitutes a return to the days of slavery in the United States, and is a violation of civil rights. In his Atlantic Monthly article, Eric Schlosser discusses, "The Prison Industrial Complex". "

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