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Locked Up: The prison labor that built business empires

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The Lone Rock stockade operated at one of the biggest coal mines in Tennessee. It was powered largely by African American men who had been arrested for minor offenses. Women and children, some as young as 12, were sent there as well. The state was leasing these prisoners out to private companies for a fee. In states like Texas, Florida, Georgia and Alabama, prisoners were also used to help build railroads.

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Associated Press News

Locked Up: The prison labor that built business empires

More than 150 years ago, a prison complex known as the Lone Rock stockade operated at one of the biggest coal mines in Tennessee. It was powered largely by African American men who had been arrested for minor offenses — like stealing a hog — if they committed any crime at all.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Locked Up: The prison labor that built business empires

In a joint investigation, reporters from the Associated Press and Reveal at the Center for Investigative Reporting spent months unearthing the history of convict leasing that built business empires

2 years ago·United States

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Washington Times

Locked Up: The prison labor that built business empires

More than 150 years ago, a prison complex known as the Lone Rock stockade operated at one of the biggest coal mines in Tennessee.

2 years ago·United States

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Locked Up: The prison labor that built business empires

By MARGIE MASON and ROBIN McDOWELL Associated PressMore than 150 years ago, a prison complex known as the Lone Rock stockade operated at one of the biggest coal mines in Tennessee.It was powered largely by African American men who had been arrested for minor offenses — like stealing a hog — if they committed any crime at all. Women and children, some as young as 12, were sent there as well.The work, dangerous and sometimes deadly, was their puni…

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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