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Results from this research are informative to producers and policymakers regarding the potential development of a labor sustainability label, akin to USDA Organic, advocating for fair labor practices and the exclusion of carceral labor in the broader context of social sustainability standards."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Consumer demand for labor attributes in food products: The case of prison labor in milk"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Atallah, Shadi","Arends-Kuenning, Mary","Endres, Bryan","Kalaitzandonakes, Maria"],"dc:creator":["Stewart, Donnyqua Lauren"],"dc:date":["2023-12","2023-12-07"],"dc:description":["Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2025-12-01","The student, Donnyqua Stewart, accepted the attached license on 2023-12-05 at 15:52.","The student, Donnyqua Stewart, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2023-12-05 at 15:57.","This Thesis was approved for publication on 2023-12-07 at 16:20.","DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #20147 on 2024-03-01 at 13:32:41","Carceral systems, deeply rooted in historical injustice, extend their ideologies, logics, and practices into society, including food systems. 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