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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 us
by 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 agoWhy does any percentage need to be withheld?
- wil421 7y agoIt’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 agoIt'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 agoIf that's the case then we should protect prisoners better, not withhold their money.