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

Defects in U.S. profits-seeking private prisons

STORY: Defects in U.S. profits-seeking private prisons DATELINE: March 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:03 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. street views 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL GUILLERMO BENITEZ, Researcher, Investigations Center about North America at UNAM University in Mexico City 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): VYACHESLAV SEVALNEV, Researcher, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief, Cuban newspaper Granma International 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Russian): VYACHESLAV SEVALNEV, Researcher, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation STORYLINE: Correctional institutions are meant to uphold justice. However, in the United States, a system originally designed for rehabilitation has become "big business" that thrives on violations of human rights. Defects in U.S. profits-seeking private prisons No.1 Highest prison population Statistics show