Richard

Illinois


I worked about 10 to 12 hours a day. I would work a day for a stamp.
— Richard

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I had no idea that the 13th Amendment was the reason for the lack of wages behind prison walls. The 13th Amendment is a concession, and, in our communities, the concessions our state makes kill us. For me, and millions of other formerly incarcerated people, this concession has to change.
— Richard