Prisoners should be paid the same wage as everyone else. There is no reason to deny them minimum wage because that is effectively slavery. And prisoners should

Prisoners should be paid the same wage as everyone else. There is no reason to deny them minimum wage because that is effectively slavery. And prisoners should be able to accumulate money because it makes their reintegration into society easier. What's unfair to the taxpayer is a system designed to punish and not rehabilitate because that makes repeat offenders out of prisoners. Right now we punish prisoners and give them nothing once we kick them out of prison. It should come as no surprise that they return to selling drugs or crime to survive.