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Ohio Cuts Prison Industry Jobs

Loaded on Sept. 15, 2010 by Matthew Clarke published in Prison Legal News September, 2010, page 28
Filed under: Work, Prison Industries, Prison Labor. Location: Ohio.
by Matt Clarke

In February 2010, Ohio Penal Industries (OPI) announced it planned to close several prison industry programs and reduce its prisoner work force from 1,554 to 1,269 due to budget cuts. Previously, OPI stated in December 2009 that it was discontinuing its wood office furniture operation as part ...

 

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