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| MU still uses products made with prison labor |
| By themaneater.com- Fiona Murphy |
| Published: 10/20/2016 |
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Last spring, student governments in joint session passed Resolution 55-32, which advocates for MU to divest from prison labor. However, the university continues to receive products made by incarcerated offenders through Missouri Vocational Enterprises. MVE is a program of the Division of Offender Rehabilitative Services within the Missouri Department of Corrections. MVE has 25 different industries and 14 service locations in correctional institutions across Missouri. “MVE utilizes offender labor, along with supervisors and administrative staff, to provide quality products and services to state agencies and other not-for-profit entities,” MVE’s website states. The website displays endorsed MU-labeled products including license plates and the gold name tags student organizations use. The Missouri state statutes that established MVE prohibit selling to private individuals and businesses, preventing the Mizzou Store from purchasing and selling the products made by the program. MU must buy products directly from MVE as a result. Read More. |
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