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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

SouthernDem4ever

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6. Has anyone ever received a telemarketing call from a prisoner?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Jan 30, 2024, 10:23 AM

Jan 2024

I don't know if they are still doing this but I remember getting a guy calling to sell magazines acting like Moose and Rocco telling me to buy them or else. Then I heard it reported prisoners were being used.

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Takeaways from the AP's investigation into how US prison labor supports many popular food brands [View all] Omaha Steve Jan 2024 OP

When workers are entitled to the fruits of their labor, forced babymaking will be a known occupation bucolic_frolic Jan 2024 #1

My son, a federal inmate, was cost accountant for goods bought by US military, defense contractors duhneece Jan 2024 #2

prison labour has been equated to slavery for a very long time . AllaN01Bear Jan 2024 #3

It's not equated to slave labor it is slave labor. Black History Month should be spent repealing this law. live love laugh Jan 2024 #8

Prison labor is slavery Farmer-Rick Jan 2024 #4

The greed never ends Joinfortmill Jan 2024 #5

Has anyone ever received a telemarketing call from a prisoner? SouthernDem4ever Jan 2024 #6

No wonder the great white ariens are so afraid of the truth being told. 1WorldHope Jan 2024 #7