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Did the student journalist also 'expose' the fact that prisoners are not free to do as they please, given that they're -- you know -- criminals?
by tathougies 7y ago
Did the student journalist also 'expose' the fact that prisoners are not free to do as they please, given that they're -- you know -- criminals?
- moate 7y agoPeople in their community were unaware of the fact that prison labor was being used to complete school needs. These journalists wrote an article about it and the community at large took notice of the issue. What exactly is your point? That this (prison labor in this community being used for this purpose) is common knowledge? Or that these kids didn't go far enough? Journos shined light on something, the community took issue with it and things changed because of it. Sounds like the 4th estate is still alive and well on this one my dude.
- tathougies 7y agoMy point is that being forced to do labor should fall under the whole 'deprived of liberty' part of being imprisoned. It should be common knowledge and unsurprising that prisoners are not free. That's sorta the definition...