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    "The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people."
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    :: Sunday, July 24, 2005 ::

    Toxic Hazards In Prison Recycling Programs? - By Anna Werner, CBS 5
    So why would those workers, both staff and inmates, need protection? Their job is to break down TVs and computer monitors and do it safely. Inside every monitor is a cocktail of toxic heavy metals -- cadmium, beryllium, and lead. But CBS 5 Investigates has uncovered troubling questions about whether those workers are really being protected at Atwater and other federal prisons around the country.
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