• WORK 10 - Prison Labour Industrial Complex

  • May 22 2024
  • Length: 35 mins
  • Podcast

WORK 10 - Prison Labour Industrial Complex  By  cover art

WORK 10 - Prison Labour Industrial Complex

  • Summary

  • Acast: WORK 10 - Prison Labour Industrial Complex

    Website: WORK #10 - Prison Labour Industrial Complex

    Patreon: COMMONS: WORK #10 - Prison Labour Industrial Complex

    Supercast: WORK 10 - Prison Labour Industrial Complex


    Prison labour is largely invisible in Canada. Most prisoners who work do institutional upkeep, the kind of cleaning, cooking and maintenance that’s required to keep a prison running.


    But then there are prison industries. Not only do Canadian prisoners work for for-profit businesses, but they’re sometimes doing dangerous and nauseating work around.


    Featured in this episode: Calvin Neufeld


    To learn more:


    Bloody Bad Business: Report on the Joyceville Institution Abattoir


    “Prison farm supporter worries new Kingston farms may exploit prison labour” by Jonna Semple in Global News


    Credits: Arshy Mann (Host and Producer), Jordan Cornish (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

    Additional music from Audio Network


    Sponsors: Douglas, Pod Save The World


    For a limited time, get 6 months of exclusive supporter benefits for just $2/month. Go to canadaland.com/join to become a supporter today.



    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Show more Show less

What listeners say about WORK 10 - Prison Labour Industrial Complex

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.