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Netflix has a documentary series called Fire Chasers that covers this. Although it sounds like you think otherwise, most of the inmates jump at this chance - to
by fred_is_fred 6y ago
Netflix has a documentary series called Fire Chasers that covers this. Although it sounds like you think otherwise, most of the inmates jump at this chance - to get outside and to be productive.
- AlchemistCamp 6y agoI don't necessarily doubt that, though I suspect critical documentaries tend to have a harder time getting access. Getting outside and doing something meaningful are both important to human happiness. The part that's very concerning is that by not paying at least minimum wage, there are perverse incentives to incarcerate more people for longer periods of time for their labor. I've also read of prisoners being punished for not choosing to do labor that their prisons could profit off of.
- fred_is_fred 6y agoPerhaps there's a moral difference here between working for CalFire and working for a private prison? California has orders of magnitude more prisoners than they need for CalFire so I cannot imagine there's any incentive there to incarcerate longer or arrest more people. As for the pay, I'm curious on the pay idea: what the hourly cost is to try, convict, house, and feed a convicted criminal. I've been unable to find this info in a useful form for California. I think you will not find support for your idea though as long as there are unemployed non-criminals available to work - although I get your point.
- rdtwo 6y agoWell that money could also be restitution for the victims