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> Are there any reasons against using prison labor? It incentivizes making more prisoners.

• wil421 7y ago
  Easy create 2 factories one inside the prison and one outside. When someone from the work program gets out and there’s an opening they can get a job right away in the outside factory. By factory I mean a building with workspaces they could build themselves. Preferably not in the remote vicinity. Also you need to separate the inmates from the released people to prevent smuggling. Set a cap on the inside or outside whatever you think will reduce recidivism. Call exprisoners back if there’s a new project where you need more people.
  • britch 7y ago
    Why would anyone use the outside factory? This comes up in the article. The school board had the choice between prison labor and a group hiring former prisoners. They chose prison labor. Why? It was cheaper.
    • wil421 7y ago
      The second company is just a private company that happens to hire former prisoners. Having 2 factories owned by the state would mean they can offer one price using both types of labor. Pay the prisoners minimum wage but withhold 75% of it until they are released. Allow the 25% to be added to commissary and legally abolish chargebacks to prisoners.
      • Vraxx 7y ago
        Why does any percentage need to be withheld?
        • wil421 7y ago
          It’s not a good idea to let inmates have access to more money than they need. I can see situations where their family might need it but it will certainly be exploited by inmates and their family. There’s a lot of inmates that claim it’s easier to get drugs on the inside than the outside. Whatever you want is available for a price.
          • jakelazaroff 7y ago
            > It’s not a good idea to let inmates have access to more money than they need. Why not? What's the downside? Who determines how much they "need"?
            • deftnerd 7y ago
              It's dangerous to have wealth/value in prison because it's easy for other prisoners to extort you through threats or acts of violence.
              • jakelazaroff 7y ago
                If that's the case then we should protect prisoners better, not withhold their money.