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I guess section 1 of the 13th amendment to the us constitution is: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the par

• gt_ 8y ago
  Right. And it’s precisely that systemic capital incentive to convict more citizens of crime that is so contentious. It’s not a simple matter to navigte, and varying in different government organizations, but a few things remain true: 1) Ending prison labor, or giving equal pay to prisoners, would negate the incentive outright. 2) Privatization of corrections facilities further complicates the matter, raising the incentives for unethical behavior. So, there is a clear cut ethical path here. It just has a smaller profit margin. Nothing new.
  • aeternus 8y ago
    Equal pay would likely make labor programs like this infeasible since there are overhead costs, like the feeding, housing, and guarding of prisoners. Those costs are not present for regular employees / volunteers.