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Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee

Corcoran state prison has a history of abuse that includes forcing prisoners into ‘gladiator fights.’

Raven Rakia Feb 15, 2019

One commissioner wants the state Department of Corrections to show proof that his county isn’t just using prisoners as ‘slaves.’