New York is paying prisoners as little as 16 cents an hour to make hand sanitizer.
, known as NYS Clean. The state will distribute the products to schools, local governments, prisons and other public entities free of charge.
But it's the way the state is containing its costs that has some lawmakers and advocacy groups alarmed: By paying prisoners as little as 16 cents an hour to make it. The program generates tens of millions of dollars in sales, in part because it is considered a"preferred source" provider, meaning state agencies can purchase goods from Corcraft without putting out a contract for bid.
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