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11 Products You Didn't Know Were Made by Prisoners

http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2013/06/13/prisoners-made-products/?test=latestnews&ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000058#!slide=9797

1. Books for the Blind

2. Lingerie (JC Penney and Victoria's Secret)

3. Park Benches and Picnic Tables

4. Military Jackets and Battle Garb

5. Human Sillohette Targets (Shooting targets)

6. Old IKEA products from the 1970's and 1980s in East Germany

7. Baseball Caps

8. Canoes

9. Artsy Knick Knacks

10. Blue Jeans

11. Horses - Train them in Colorado for adoption.

Re: 11 Products You Didn't Know Were Made by Prisoners

  • imageNest Cayla:

    Didn't know any of these...

    And, umm... #5! Am I the only one that thinks this is prettyyyy badddd?

    no, I think it is too!  I had no idea about the v/s underwear either 

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  • snp605snp605 member
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    I saw something years ago on tv about prisoners being used as travel agents and tourism advisers by some states. When you called the 1-800 for some states tourism bureaus it was answered by prisoners who made recommendations and could even book events/rooms etc with your credit card number :faint: Granted most of them were lifers so there's not much they could do personally with your CC# but I'm sure they know some people who could.

     

     

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  • Caskets - they do this at Angola Prison in Angola, LA. Most of the inmates there are there for life and will die there. Because they are there for so long, a lot of them choose to be buried on the grounds when they pass away. So they make their own caskets. As far as contributing to society in some way, Angola also has its own radio station (The Incarceration Station) and it's own inmate-run hospice center for inmates. I think it's pretty cool. They're almost 100% self-sustained.
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