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The Intercept: Bloomberg Used Prison Labor to Make 2020 Campaign Calls

HeadlineDec 26, 2019

Former New York City mayor and 2020 presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has come under massive criticism after The Intercept revealed Bloomberg used prison labor to make campaign calls. Bloomberg’s campaign subcontracted with the call center company ProCom to make his 2020 presidential calls. Two of ProCom’s call centers are operated out of state prisons in Oklahoma. Bloomberg claimed he wasn’t aware of the prison labor until The Intercept revealed the connection and that he has since cut ties with the company.

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