Just south of the Adams Morgan neighborhood in Washington, D.C., is a museum that tackles one of the most troubling human rights issues of our time. Láodòng Gǎizào, or Laogai, which means “reform through labor,” is the criminal justice system that involves forced labor and prison farms. In China, the Laogai is an extensive network of factories and farms where prisoners are forced to produce consumer goods and products. Many of the prisoners who end up in this system are punished for their political views or religious beliefs. Chinese dissident Harry…
