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Electronics recycling at federal prisons under fire

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

"In 2009, the recycling business employed 860 inmates earning from 23 cents to $1.15 an hour, according to Unicor's annual report. Sales from recycling operations last year were about $9.2 million." Electronics recycling at prisons under fire Myron Levin, FairWarning Wednesday, October 6, 2010 A government-owned company that runs electronics recycling plants at federal prisons from New Jersey to California is under scrutiny for repeatedly exposing prison employees and inmate laborers to toxic metals. The Justice Department's Office of Inspector General is expected to release its report soon on a yearslong investigation of the recycling operations - including accusations that prison officials ignored customary workplace safety precautions...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on October 06, 2010 (boomark / email).