what goes around comes around, virtually all the women's prisons in Boston
circa 1830-1840 had outside contractors using the women as seamstresses --
primarily the made clothes for the slave trade in the south. Might explain why
women were 30-40% of the prison population at that time too, the Bos
NY Times, June 6, 2001
Management: Behind Bars and on the Clock
By EDWARD WONG
PENDLETON, Ore. - The workday begins on a patch of black asphalt ringed by
razor-wire fence. This is where more than 200 inmates of the Eastern Oregon
Correctional Institution line up at 7:45 on weekdays. They are c
