As Many as 60,000 Detained Immigrants May Have Engaged in Forced Labor for Private Prison Companies
Photo Credit: palidachan / Shutterstock.com As many as 60,000 immigrants detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could play a role in a class-action lawsuit accusing a private prison company of violating federal anti-slavery laws. The lawsuit alleges that detained immigrants awaiting court dates were forced to work for $1 per day or for free, on threat of solitary confinement. The …