St. Peter/Christian Alcoholics & Addicts in Recovery
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They thought they were going to rehab. They ended up in chicken plants: https://www.revealnews.org/article/they-thought-they-were-going-to-rehab-they-ended-up-in-chicken-plants/
"At CAAIR, about 200 men live on a sprawling, grassy compound in northeastern Oklahoma, and most work full time at Simmons Foods Inc., a company with annual revenue of $1.4 billion. They slaughter and process chickens for some of America’s largest retailers and restaurants, including Walmart, KFC and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. They also make pet food for PetSmart and Rachael Ray’s Nutrish brand."
Policing the Addiction Treatment Industry
https://thecrimereport.org/2018/06/11/policing-the-addiction-treatment-industry/
Second group of chicken workers sue, alleging rehab slavery:
https://www.revealnews.org/blog/a-second-group-of-chicken-workers-sue-alleging-rehab-slavery/
Patients say unpaid labor for private firms makes this Texas and Louisiana rehab ‘closest thing to slavery’
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/health-care/2019/04/26/patients-say-unpaid-labor-for-private-firms-makes-this-texas-and-louisiana-rehab-closest-thing-to-slavery/
Company: Simmons Foods Inc.,
Poultry producer Simmons tops private companies list in Northwest Arkansas, Fort Smith areas: https://talkbusiness.net/2017/07/poultry-producer-simmons-tops-private-companies-list-in-northwest-arkansas-fort-smith-areas/
Lays off employees while incfreasing near-slave workers: Simmons Foods Announces Plan to Cut 180 Hourly Workers https://talkbusiness.net/2011/03/simmons-foods-announces-plan-to-cut-180-hourly-workers/
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Second group of chicken workers sue, alleging rehab slavery - Reveal
Friday 3 Apr 2026 by
The founder of CAAIR has said participants' wages go to cover the cost of their room, board and counseling. Credit: Shane Bevel for Reveal Two men who were forced to work for free in a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program have filed a class-action lawsuit, alleging racketeering, human trafficking and labor law violations. It is the second federal suit filed in a week against Christian Alcoholics & Addicts in Recovery, or CAAIR, and the major poultry company where the men worked, Simmons Foods Inc. The two lawsuits come on the heels of an investigation by Reveal from The Center for Investigative... Read more >
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