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they/them | 28 | Bisexual | B3_B0 on ao3 https://linktr.ee/unlikelyjedi

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH@geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 2d ago

People are discussing how Halloween candy is so terrible these days. A reminder that alot of the candy we eat is made with women’s prison labor. Russell Stover’s factory in Kansas busses in 150 women a day via a convict leasing program to staff their candy factory.

Russell Stover has begun using prison labor to make candy in Kansas A Russell Stover candy factory in Kansas has begun hiring incarcerated workers through a work release program, Eoin Higgins reports in his newsletter, The Flashpoint. About 150 women are bussed in from the Topeka Correctional Facility and paid $14 an hour, but the prison keeps some of their wages for room and board, taxes, transportation, and other expenses. When all is said and done, they take home less than $6 per hour. These deductions are high, but elsewhere in the country, they're even higher: In our May series on prison
@senseiizuku.bsky.social · 3d ago

Want to grab a copy of [School's in Session] before it's gone? 🚨 Good news: we still have three weeks left until donations close! Check out the thread below to see how you can get yours. 🧵👇

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