Johnny Perez worked hard throughout his 13 year prison sentence. He sewed sheets and facilitated classes, met demanding quotas and helped other men prepare for life on the outside. The highest wage he was ever paid was 34 cents an hour. Meanwhile, prison labor generated $14 billion last year. So why do so many people like Johnny leave prison empty handed?In this Season Two finale, we’re going back to 1865, to understand how a key exception written into the 13th Amendment paved the way for the modern prison industry. From convict leasing to prison plantations, exploited labor is part of the DNA of this country, and more than two-thirds of people behind bars in America labor throughout their incarceration. Their average day wage? Just 86 cents. But: there’s a growing movement to end the exception, and end slavery once and for all in this country.Learn more about the movement to End the Exception <a href="https://endtheexception.com/">here</a>, and be sure to check out Worth Rises’ <a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58e127cb1b10e31ed45b20f4/t/621682209bb0457a2d6d5cfa/1645642294912/The+Prison+Industry+How+It+Started+How+It+Works+and+How+It+Harms+December+2020.pdf">incredible study</a> on prison labor, and UNICOR’s phone bank <a href="https://www.unicor.gov/ContactCenterVideo.aspx">video</a>. You can also learn more about Johnny’s work for NRCAT <a href="http://www.nrcat.org/torture-in-us-prisons">here</a>.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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