Yahoo

State officials say hard labor mandate could be expensive, difficult to administer

State corrections officials said a proposal to require inmates convicted of serious crimes to do hard labor or have 50% more time added to their sentences would require “significant” additional ...
WMUR

New Hampshire Republican lawmakers propose return of hard labor for people convicted of violent crimes

SERVING TIME A LOT TOUGHER FOR SOME INMATES. MOST IMAGES OF HARD PRISON LABOR ARE FROM THE DISTANT PAST, BUT THIS KIND OF WORK COULD BE THE FUTURE FOR OFFENDERS CONVICTED OF CERTAIN VIOLENT AND ...
Nextgov

Warren, Sanders push Labor on plans to create a centralized unemployment ‘starting point’

Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., are asking the Labor Department for more information following reporting from Nextgov/FCW that Labor is planning to test out a more ...
The Boston Globe

N.H. lawmakers push to allow hard labor at sentencing for certain heinous crimes

CONCORD, N.H. — People convicted of certain heinous offenses in New Hampshire could soon risk being sentenced to hard labor for life, if a Republican-backed proposal becomes law. The New Hampshire ...
WMUR

New Hampshire House lawmakers pass bill to bring back hard labor sentence

THIS OLD SCHOOL PRACTICE DESERVES A COMEBACK. THE CHAIN GANG IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO MAKING ITS RETURN IN THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PRISON SYSTEM, AS THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSED A BILL WEDNESDAY ...