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Vidal Guzman Quoted in New York Focus

New York Focus spoke to Next100 policy entrepreneur Vidal Guzman about Governor Kathy Hochul's proposal to end the ban on private employment of incarcerated people.

New York Focus’s Lauren Gill wrote on New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposal to pass a constitutional amendment to overturn New York’s century-old ban on private employment of incarcerated people. To explore the current working conditions of incarcerated New Yorkers, she interviewed Next100 policy entrepreneur Vidal Guzman about his experience working when he was incarcerated, as well as his campaign to raise the minimum wage and improve labor conditions for incarcerated workers. Vidal says:

“It’s a very embarrassing moment when you’re looking at commissary and you’re dividing pennies to see how much you have.”

 

Read the full New York Focus piece here. Read more about Vidal’s #FixThe13thNY campaign here.

About the Author

Vidal Guzman Criminal Justice

Vidal Guzman is a New York City-based community organizer who has worked with the End Qualified Immunity Campaign, Black Lives Matter, and Just Leadership USA. At Next100, Vidal works to end the forced labor of incarcerated people currently allowed under the U.S. Constitution and New York State law, and to improve wages and training opportunities for the incarcerated. Vidal draws on his experience as a formerly incarcerated young person, initially incarcerated at 16, after being tried as an adult.

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