Get SUNY Cortland to Stop Using the Inmate Labor Company- Corcraft


Get SUNY Cortland to Stop Using the Inmate Labor Company- Corcraft
The Issue
SUNY Cortland prides itself on being the most inclusive college in New York and cares about racial injustice. Yet- according to their "Preferred Sources" (found at https://www2.cortland.edu/offices/purchasing-office/preferred-sources.dot they utilize and prefer purchases from the company Corcraft. Corcraft is New York State business that using inmates in 14 "correctional facilities" across New York state. This business averages $50 million in annual sales but pays their "workers" less than a dollar a day. Prisoners earn as little as 16 cents/hour, and as much as $1.30/hour through productivity bonuses.
Sign this petition if you are against SUNY Cortland and New York State condoning and promoting legalized slavery.
The Issue
SUNY Cortland prides itself on being the most inclusive college in New York and cares about racial injustice. Yet- according to their "Preferred Sources" (found at https://www2.cortland.edu/offices/purchasing-office/preferred-sources.dot they utilize and prefer purchases from the company Corcraft. Corcraft is New York State business that using inmates in 14 "correctional facilities" across New York state. This business averages $50 million in annual sales but pays their "workers" less than a dollar a day. Prisoners earn as little as 16 cents/hour, and as much as $1.30/hour through productivity bonuses.
Sign this petition if you are against SUNY Cortland and New York State condoning and promoting legalized slavery.
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Petition created on June 18, 2020