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 ...

History is more than what we learn in textbooks—it’s a living, breathing narrative that continues to shape the present. There ...

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 ...

Lacking an available pool of migrant labor, the United Stated has historically turned to another vulnerable ...

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 ...