Whole Foods Market has announced that by April of next year it will stop sourcing foods that are produced using prison labor.
The move comes on the heels of a demonstration in Houston where the company was chastised for employing inmates through prison-work programs.
Michael Allen, founder of End Mass Incarceration Houston, organized the protest. He says Whole Foods was engaging in exploitation since inmates are typically paid very low wages.
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