By C1 Staff
Work stoppage in prisons across the United States are moving into their third week.
The National Strike Against Prison Slavery began on September 9 — the anniversary of the Attica Prison Riot — to protest what organizers call harsh working conditions and prisoner treatment.
According to Grasswire, a collection of prison labor statistics listed on Prison Policy Initiative show that the lowest daily wage for a prisoner working in the private industry is $0.16, while other states do not pay their inmates at all. The statistics also show that county facilities do not offer paid work, but they offer work to inmates awaiting trial.
According to a report by The Intercept, prisoners in 24 states pledged to join the protest, and inmates in at least 11 states were striking as of early last week.
Although information coming out of the prisons has been limited, word of riots and inmate takeovers has been released by officials. Inmates at Kinross Correctional Facility set fire to the dormitories, leaving two housing units unlivable.