It's notable that in this article the individual they followed wasn't addicted to anything at the start. He fell behind on paying fines and lost his privilege o

It's notable that in this article the individual they followed wasn't addicted to anything at the start. He fell behind on paying fines and lost his privilege of probation. The state he is living it using hard labor as a diversion from actually going to prison for potentially longer duration than their term of slavery in a chicken plant. It's not the all consuming nature of the labor that is the issue. The issue is that they actually aren't doing anything whatsoever to help anyone. It's a program to exploit the governments offer of free labor in an environment that first exploits workers and then often destroys them. The individual involved who started with no addiction at all left with a pain pill addition due to permanent spinal damage in unsafe conditions. It's a good article and worth reading.