Michael Gibson-Light discusses prison labor, prisoners’ unions, and the politics of work behind bars

from The Baldy Center Podcast · host The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy

In Episode 51 of The Baldy Center Podcast Michael Gibson-Light discusses his research on the 1970s prison labor movement in the United States. He details how incarcerated workers organized through underground newspapers like The Outlaw, the rise and fall of prisoners’ unions, and what this history reveals for today’s debates on prison labor and mass incarceration. For transcription, please visit: Baldy Center Podcast Episode 51

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