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Thursday, February 11, 2010

On Convict Labor -- News Article from 120 Years Ago

CONVICT LABOR [MUNDANE,] ILL. -- Wed., July 9, 1890: The convict labor question in Illinois is about to assume a new phase. The amendment to the constitution adopted three years ago prohibiting the employment of prison labor in any pursuit in which it might come into competition with other labor was... Sign in to see full entry.

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