Forced labor startling in U.S. private prisons

STORY: Forced labor startling in U.S. private prisons DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: LAW/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Russian): VYACHESLAV SEVALNEV, Leading researcher, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ROMARILYN RALSTON, Program Director of California State University's Project Rebound STORYLINE: Founded on slavery, the United States still has a startling record of forced labor across the nation nowadays, especially in prisons. Forced labor and violations of human rights are seen in the U.S. private prison business, many experts have said. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International "The fact that immigration is

Unveiling U.S. human rights failure: Forced labor

STORY: Unveiling U.S. human rights failure: Forced labor DATELINE: Aug. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:27 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TUNC AKKOC, Turkish veteran journalist and analyst 3. STANDUP 1 (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ROMARILYN RALSTON, Program Director of California State University's Project Rebound 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Russian): VYACHESLAV SEVALNEV, Leading researcher, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Researcher, Philippine-BRICS Strategic Studies 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): GERRISHON IKIARA, Economics lecturer, Unive

Experts say profit-seeking private prisons in U.S. hotbeds for modern slavery

STORY: Experts say profit-seeking private prisons in U.S. hotbeds for modern slavery DATELINE: July 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1.SOUDNBITE 1 (spanish): RAUL GUILLERMO BENITEZ, Researcher at Investigations Center about North America at the UNAM University in Mexico City 2.SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 3.SOUNDBITE 3 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 4.SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ROMARILYN RALSTON, Program Director of California State University's Project Rebound STORYLINE: Experts from around the world have slammed the profit-seeking private prison system in the United States, saying that inmates in these prisons have fallen victim to modern slavery. The United States has less than 5% of the world's population. However, it has almost a quarter of the world's prisoners. Due to the financial burd

Inmates in U.S. private prisons become cheap laborers: experts

STORY: Inmates in U.S. private prisons become cheap laborers: experts DATELINE: June 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International 2 SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROMARILYN RALSTON, Program Director of California State University's Project Rebound STORYLINE: The United States has the world's largest private prison population. Since 2000, the number of people housed in private prisons has increased by 32 percent compared to an overall rise in the prison population of 3 percent. In the private prisons, many have been suffering from forced labor without any legal protection. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International "The fact that immigration is being criminalized in the U.S. facilitates a constant flow of cheap labor to those prisons. Many of these people fall into a legal limbo because they are imprisoned without having been brought to trial, w

How U.S. prison labor perpetuates slavery-like conditions for the incarcerated

STORY: How U.S. prison labor perpetuates slavery-like conditions for the incarcerated DATELINE: June 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Geneva, Switzerland CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (English): ROMARILYN RALSTON, Program Director, California State University's Project Rebound STORYLINE: "I was able to see what prison labor really looked like from the inside out... It's really insulting," said Romarilyn Ralston, a California-based former convict-turned civil rights advocate. SOUNDBITE (English): ROMARILYN RALSTON, Program Director of California State University's Project Rebound "Most of my life, 23 years of that short life that I've lived was behind bars in a Californian prison, the California Institution for Women. Within that prison, I was able to hold a number of positions in the prison. One, as a clerk in the firefighting department, also as a trainer, also working with women who were in the fire camp program, among other positions within the prison. And I was able to see what prison labor

Medical care system in U.S. prisons "atrocious": American civil rights advocate

STORY: Medical care system in U.S. prisons "atrocious": American civil rights advocate DATELINE: March 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: SOCIETY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): ROMARILYN RALSTON, Program Director of California State University's Project Rebound STORYLINE: "Some dogs and cats get better care than folks who are incarcerated (in the U.S.)," said Romarilyn Ralston, a California-based former convict-turned civil rights advocate, who knows well about prisons in the U.S. SOUNDBITE (English): ROMARILYN RALSTON, Program Director of California State University's Project Rebound "The conditions of the prison system just exacerbate our illness. Most prison cells are cold and drafty. Folks don't have adequate bedding, clothing, and so absolutely the medical care system inside prisons is atrocious. Now poor people on the outside can barely get medical care, so folks inside cages across this country are treated sometimes less than an animal. Some dogs and cats

U.S. for-profit prisons: unchecked business and locked-up justice

STORY: U.S. for-profit prisons: unchecked business and locked-up justice DATELINE: March. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:23 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): XIE E, Xinhua Correspondent 2. STANDUP 2 (English): XIE E, Xinhua Correspondent 3. STANDUP 3 (English): XIE E, Xinhua Correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL GUILLERMO BENITEZ, Researcher at Investigations Center about North America at the UNAM University in Mexico City 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): RAUL GUILLERMO BENITEZ, Researcher at the UNAM University in Mexico City 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International 7. STANDUP 4 (English): XIE E, Xinhua Correspondent 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ROMARILYN RALSTON,Program Director of California State University's Project Rebound 9. SOUNDBITE 5 (Spanish): Raul Guillermo Benitez, Researcher at Investigations Center about North America at the UNAM University in Mexico City STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): XIE E, Xinhua Corr