Inmates enter third day of strikes for higher wages

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U.S. inmates in at least 17 states on Thursday began their third day of strikes to demand higher wages for doing work release jobs, in which they are often paid around $1 per hour.

Protesters who agree that the payment structure is unfair are calling it “modern slavery.”

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