Generally, livable wage is not defined as "you won't starve to death" but a wage high enough to support a normal living. In the context of prison, this is a lit

Generally, livable wage is not defined as "you won't starve to death" but a wage high enough to support a normal living. In the context of prison, this is a little abstracted because you can't really abstain a normal state of living. I took a quick look at what people are sending their SOs in prison to spend at the commissary to buy things like deodorant and snacks (http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-682271.html http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-682271....). The numbers ranged from lower ($40) to several hundred a month. Assuming $100, they'd have to work over 11 hour days.