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Forced Labor, Living Conditions, Opacity and Impunity in Texas Prisons (with Michelle Pitcher)

2025/01/19 The Final Straw Radio
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We’re sharing a recent interview with Michelle Pitcher of the Texas Observer about living conditions and forced labor in the TDCJ, the Texas prison system. You can reach Michelle at pitcher@texasobserver.org or follow her at @michellepitcher.bsky.social .

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https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/thefinalstrawradio/tfsr-podcast-20260119-MichellePitcherTDCJ.mp3
  • https://www.texasobserver.org/prison-heat-lawsuit-tdcj/
  • https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-prison-plantations
  • https://www.texasobserver.org/solidarity-prison-labor-union/

Our prior interview with Jason Walker (more of his writings at his blog) can be found here (with a transcript available). And our prior chat with Comrade Z can be found here.

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