Add your name to Vera's petition to demand workplace safety for incarcerated people. >>

Jack, 

People in U.S. prisons and jails are often forced to do incredibly dangerous jobs, from fighting wildfires in California to removing lead paint in New York. 

 

Yet they are explicitly excluded from many workplace safety and labor laws that protect nearly all U.S. workers.

 

Does that seem just to you? Join Vera in calling for an end to labor exploitation behind bars.

Workplace safety laws and benefits often explicitly exclude correctional facilities, making it nearly impossible for incarcerated workers to challenge unsafe conditions or to receive medical care for conditions caused by their employment. 

 

People working in prison rarely have a say in what type of job they perform, leaving them vulnerable to race, gender, and disability discrimination.

Add your name now to demand workplace protections for incarcerated people.

In solidarity, 

Vera Institute of Justice

 

Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612.