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Every day prisoners are harmed due to conditions of confinement. For some of us it's as if we are already dead. So what do we have to lose?

Statement from prisoners leading what could be the largest prison labor strike in U.S. history. They are calling for improved prison conditions, an end to life without parole, more funding for rehabilitation services, and to be paid the prevailing wage for their work.

Statement from prisoners leading what could be the largest prison labor strike in U.S. history. They are calling for improved prison conditions, an end to life without parole, more funding for rehabilitation services, and to be paid the prevailing wage for their work.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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