John Washington reports in The Intercept Tuesday that 2020 presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg’s campaign was using prisoners to make campaign calls for him.

**BREAKING** Bloomberg used PRISON LABOR to make campaign calls… WTF!https://t.co/lNESQm4DXh — Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) December 24, 2019

Billionaire Mike Bloomberg says his presidential campaign unknowingly used prison workers to make telephone calls on his behalf. https://t.co/OsuYFEVtwY pic.twitter.com/UnwX502N3d — Jim Roberts (@nycjim) December 24, 2019

Washington reports:

Former New York City mayor and multibillionaire Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg used prison labor to make campaign calls. Through a third-party vendor, the Mike Bloomberg 2020 campaign contracted New Jersey-based call center company ProCom, which runs calls centers in New Jersey and Oklahoma. Two of the call centers in Oklahoma are operated out of state prisons. In at least one of the two prisons, incarcerated people were contracted to make calls on behalf of the Bloomberg campaign. According to a source, who asked for anonymity for fear of retribution, people incarcerated at the Dr. Eddie Warrior Correctional Center, a minimum-security women’s prison with a capacity of more than 900, were making calls to California on behalf of Bloomberg. The people were required to end their calls by disclosing that the calls were paid for by the Bloomberg campaign. They did not disclose, however, that they were calling from behind bars.

Once informed of the practice by The Intercept, the Bloomberg campaign said it would cut ties with ProCom.

This is some Chinese government shit. — Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) December 24, 2019

The left loves their Gulags — Glenn Amurgis (@gamurgis) December 24, 2019

Scene from the #Bloomberg2020 Phone Bank Christmas Party ? pic.twitter.com/LIwBMG11As — Tom Kattman (@TomKattman) December 24, 2019

Call centers employ inmates. This is not new. Dems want felons to vote, so this is perfect. — Tedlink News (@Tedlinknews) December 24, 2019

You have to speak the language of your natural constituency. — Dave las (@Aetnerd) December 24, 2019

Giving personal information to the incarcerated helps with rehabilitation and fresh starts. — Marj "Where 's My Ukrainian Check?!" Oszman ??? (@TurntableKittah) December 24, 2019

Perfect. Give inmates private phone numbers. What could possibly go wrong — Deplorable Detective (@Rich17449829) December 24, 2019

Is that a glimpse into how he made his money? — Jason (@_OhSayCanYouSee) December 24, 2019

Since it was a subcontractor, I doubt this campaign knew about it. They ended it quickly as soon as they found out. I know it looks bad but they didn't make excuses and actually did something about it. I don't like giving him credit but credit where credit due. — Plumandmouse (@plumandmouse) December 24, 2019

Fair.

I would like him better if he just came out and said “they were glad to get the work and I was glad to get a bargain.” — Joseph Bevilacqua (@joebev49) December 24, 2019

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