Margie Mason | Food Manufacturing

A prison guard rides a horse alongside prisoners as they return from farm work detail at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La.

Judge Tells Louisiana to Protect Prisoners Working in Fields as Temperatures Rise

The workers face "substantial risk of injury or death."

July 9, 2024

Crystal Adams inspects eggs at Hickman's Family Farm, Tonopah, Ariz., March 14, 2024.

What Happens When Prisoners in Dangerous Jobs Get Hurt?

Some are put to work on farms or in processing plants with little or no training.

May 16, 2024

A child carries palm kernels collected from the ground across a creek at a palm oil plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. Child labor has long been a dark stain on the $65 billion global palm oil industry. Though often denied or minimized as kids simply helping their families on weekends or after school, it has been identified as a problem by human rights groups, the United Nations and the U.S. government.

Girl Scout Cookie Palm Oil Linked to Child Labor

Palm oil is contained in roughly half the products on supermarket shelves and in almost three out of every four cosmetic brands.

January 4, 2021