• 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 >