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  • Louisiana House passes bill to expand use of state prisoner labor

    04/02/2018 5:36:51 PM PDT · by BBell · 18 replies
    http://www.nola.com/ ^ | 4/2/18 | Julia O'Donoghue
    The Louisiana House of Representatives voted 75-7 to potentially expand the use of state inmate labor by the government Monday (April 2). The legislation generated no debate from lawmakers on the House floor, but all seven lawmakers who voted against the bill are African American Democrats. House Bill 84 would allow the governor to authorize prisoners to do work other than custodial duties at the Department of Corrections headquarters in Baton Rouge. Officials are currently using prisoners to build a fence around the building, among other things, and it's "unclear" if inmates can be used for those jobs. Gov. John...