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If you want to make a survivable wage after prison, you pretty much have to become a drug dealer. There are very few jobs open to someone who has been to jail.
by meatysnapper 11y ago
If you want to make a survivable wage after prison, you pretty much have to become a drug dealer. There are very few jobs open to someone who has been to jail.
- thescriptkiddie 11y agoPerhaps we should not only give prisoners the opportunity to work in prison, but pay them a real wage and offer them continued employment when they get out. It would be far easier to reintegrate if you already have a job you're familiar with and several months' rent in the bank.
- josh_fyi 11y agoIn Israel, prison jobs pay minimum wage. So, businesses do not suffer from competition with slave labor as in the US, and prisoners learn the value of labor.
- Fjolsvith 11y agoThe federal prison system runs prisoners through a 6 month halfway-house that helps them find a job and a place to live. In fact, if you don't have these, they will hold you past your release date until you secure them.