Convict laborers were often dismally treated, but the convict lease system was highly profitable for the states and the employers. As public sympathy grew towards the plight of convict laborers ...

Our recollection of the history of leasing convict labor in Tennessee since the war is only a matter of memory; we have no records or documents to refer to. View Full Article in Timesmachine ...

The egregiousness of the violence and corruption of the system began to turn public opinion against convict leasing. Though many citizens and politicians wanted to abolish convict leasing ...

As part of the convict-leasing system, Texas contracted out prisoners, who were mostly Black men, to perform cheap or free labor for wealthy plantation owners and corporations, often under brutal ...