A Strike Against the New Jim Crow.

The article discusses the condition of prison laborers in the U.S. and the condition that they are into. It mentions that prisoners in the country are often considered as workers doing menial works while they are being incarcerated and their works often include janitorial and clerical tasks, running...

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Publicado en:Dissent (0012-3846) Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 64 - 69
Autor principal: Bonsu, Janaé
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Pennsylvania Press Winter2017
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