I can't tell if this is a joke, but in case it's in earnest the issue here is the prisoners are typically forced to work at well below market rates. Then usuall

I can't tell if this is a joke, but in case it's in earnest the issue here is the prisoners are typically forced to work at well below market rates. Then usually much of it is withheld on top of that. It also does little to reintegrate them into society since the work experience isn't seen as valuable. The corporations and those with their hands in the prison system profit, society and the prisoners lose out.