I just read this article. I think it is a form of slavery, but I would be interested in hearing other opinions if anyone wants to discuss it.
Here is a list of some of the major corporations past and present that have used or continue to use American prison labor:
IBM
Boeing
Motorola
Microsoft
AT&T Wireless
Texas Instrument
Dell
Compaq
Honeywell
Hewlett-Packard
Nortel
Lucent Technologies
3Com
Intel
Northern Telecom
TWA
Nordstrom’s
Revlon
Macy’s
Pierre Cardin
Target Stores Inc
K-Mart
Ace Hardware
J.C. Penney
MicroJet
Nike
Lockhart Technologies, Inc.
United Vision Group
Chatleff Controls
Eddie Bauer
Planet Hollywood
Redwood Outdoors
Wilson Sporting Goods
Union Bay, Elliot Bay
Washington Marketing Group
Omega Pacific
Victoria’s Secret
Best Western Hotels
Honda
Kwalu, Inc.
McDonald’s
Hawaiian Tropical Products
Burger King
“Prison Blues” jeans line
New York, New York Hotel/Casino
Impereal Palace Hotel/Casino
“No Fear” Clothing Line
C.M.T. Blues
Konica
Allstate
Merrill Lynch
Shearson Lehman
Louisiana Pacific
Parke-Davis
Upjohn
British Petroleum