Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands
By Robin McDowell and Margie Mason | The Associated Press ANGOLA, La. (AP) — A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source –
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By Robin McDowell and Margie Mason | The Associated Press ANGOLA, La. (AP) — A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source –
In a two-year investigation, the AP found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes and Ball Park hot dogs to Gold Medal flour and Coca-Cola.
The Associated Press found Black men imprisoned on a former plantation produce goods found in a number of grovery stores and restaurants.
In a sweeping two-year investigation, The Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes cereal and Ball Park hot dogs to Gold Medal flour and Coca-Cola.
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