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I don't know how accurate tv-mostly + one google search is but isn't that an almost 20x increase? It's hard to frame it as exploitation when the going rate is
by benologist 11y ago
I don't know how accurate tv-mostly + one google search is but isn't that an almost 20x increase? It's hard to frame it as exploitation when the going rate is so little, this seems like an amount that can actually accumulate into first and last month's rent + a safety net for beyond prison.
- pmorici 11y agoThis is a prison in California where the state wide minimum wage is $10 an hour starting in 2016 and in some cities it is as high as $15 an hour so offering "up to" $20 an hour sort of sounds like a PR way of saying they are going to pay them close to minimum wage w/o being explicit about it.
- benologist 11y agoIf you adjusted what they earn for living expenses (and do people pay taxes on prison income?) isn't it equivalent to much more?