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UNICOR meaning in Governmental ? |
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Answer» What is Federal Prison Industries, Inc. mean? Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI), doing business as UNICOR (stylized as unicor) since 1977, is a wholly owned United States government corporation created in 1934 as a prison labor program for inmates within the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and a component of the Department of Justice. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Under US federal law, all physically able inmates who are not a security risk or have a health exception are required to work, either for UNICOR or at some other prison job. As of 2021, inmates earned between $0.23 to $1.15 per hour. FPI is deemed a “mandatory source” and would receive priority for US federal government purchases in the aftermath of damages from the storming of the US Capitol. reference
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