As temperatures soar, judge tells Louisiana to help protect prisoners working in fields

Amid blistering summer temperatures, a federal judge ordered Louisiana to take steps to protect the health…

As temperatures soar, judge tells Louisiana to help protect prisoners working in fields

Amid blistering summer temperatures, a federal judge ordered Louisiana to take steps to protect the health…

US miners’ union head calls House Republican effort to block silica dust rule an ‘attack’ on workers

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The head of the national mine workers’ union on Friday condemned what he…

Takeaways from the AP’s investigation into how US prisoners are hurt or killed on the job

A sweeping Associated Press investigation into prison labor in the United States found that prisoners who…

US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?

PHOENIX — Blas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison…