Michigan Votes Forum

Introduced in the Senate on June 28, 2007, to allow the sale to private parties or businesses of “cut-and-sewn textiles” created by prison labor, if there is no private business in the state making the same products or ones "similar in style." Under current law, the “Michigan Prison Industries” entity may only sell prisoner-made products to governments or non-profit organizations

The vote was 37 in favor, 0 opposed and 1 not voting

(Senate Roll Call 332 at Senate Journal 88)

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Rep. Miller, having reserved the right to explain his protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement: "Mr. Speaker and members of the House: Sorry folks, but this is too much like slave labor. Additionally, no information given about who will profit from this coercive production. This sounds like economic development straight out of Red China. I cannot vote for this. P.S. BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW."

nothing to do with "slave labor". It has to do with the state competing with private business using cheap labor. This will run more business out of the state.

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