Which act required prison-made goods to conform to state regulations prior to interstate shipment?

• A. Ashurst-Sumners Act
• B. Pride Act
• C. Punitive era
• D. Hawes-Cooper Act

Answer: (D)

The Hawes-Cooper Act is the one that does this. It established that goods manufactured in prisons could not be shipped across state lines unless they met the labor and other standards of the state where they were produced. This ties interstate commerce to state-regulated conditions for prison labor, preventing prison-made products from entering the market unless they complied with those standards. The other options refer to different laws or eras and don’t specifically address prison-made goods crossing state borders.