Colbert's Take On Prison Labor, Unicor's (i.e., unicor.gov) "Escape-Proof Guarantee" and ALEC [View all]

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Here is Colbert's take on the important issue of prison labor in his segment "The Word":

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/419674/october-01-2012/the-word---supply-chained

Here is Unicor's guarantee of customer satisfaction - Unicor's unconscious word choice or attempt at dark humor seems inappropriate at best:

Escape Proof Guarantee

We take great pride in teaching inmates a good work ethic and marketable job skills in order to produce high quality goods and services for our customers. We are committed to your complete and continual satisfaction. If, at any time, an item we have provided does not entirely meet your expectations, we will cheerfully and promptly repair or replace it, entirely at our expense.

For information contact the Customer Service Center at [phone]

http://www.unicor.gov//about/escape_proof/

Democracy Now has also done a piece on prison labor (August 5, 2011) and ALEC's connection to it. This is linked to in a post on The Nation's website:

How ALEC Turned Prisoners into Corporate America's Cheap Labor Force
Kevin Donohoe

What do breaded chicken patties, office chairs and cruise missiles used in Libya have in common? They are all made by America's 100,000-strong secret workforce: prisoners.

Since the 1990s, the American Legislative Exchange Council has helped states turn prisoners into a source of cheap labor for corporate America. On Democracy Now!, Mike Elk explains the hidden history of ALEC and prison labor, and the group's latest effort to privatize America's parole system. You can read Elk's piece on ALEC's prison policies here.


http://www.thenation.com/video/162587/how-alec-turned-prisoners-corporate-americas-cheap-labor-force#