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Interview: Forced Labor vs. Forced Idleness

An interview with incarcerated writer Tyler Bowman.

D&S Admin Mar 28, 2024

Pencil drawing by Eric Lynch of incarcerated men watching TV and playing chess in a common area of a prison. — Illustration by Eric Lynch

D&S co-editor spoke with incarcerated writer Tyler Bowman, author of Forced Labor vs. Forced Idleness, from our March/April 2024 issue.

Listen to the interview here:

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This D&S Debrief segment aired as part of the March 2024 episode of Economics for the People on KKFI in Kansas City. Listen to the full episode here.

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