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Incarcerated workers in the US produce at least $11bn in goods and services annually but receive just pennies an hour in wages for their prison jobs, according to a new report from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Nearly two-thirds of all prisoners in the US, which imprisons more of its population than any other country in the world, have jobs in state and federal prisons. That figure amounts to roughly 800,000 people, researchers estimated in the report, which is based on extensive public records requests, questionnaires and interviews with incarcerated workers
ACLU researchers say the findings outlined in Wednesdays report raise concerns about the systemic exploitation of prisoners, who are compelled to work sometimes difficult and dangerous jobs without basic labor protections and little or no training while making close to nothing.
Most incarcerated workers are tasked with general prison maintenance that is crucial to keep the facilities running, according to the ACLU researchers, who worked with the University of Chicago Law Schools Global Human Rights Clinic.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/15/us-prison-workers-low-wages-exploited
Read the WHOLE article. This is why we are not getting prison reform any time soon.
duhneece
(4,118 posts)niyad
(113,570 posts)duhneece
(4,118 posts)And Im dealing with a grandson who is doing miraculously after a gunshot wound to his head.
Im meeting with likely new AG and others this Sunday. Its an ongoing nightmare.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,436 posts)it. K&R.
crickets
(25,983 posts)Jilly_in_VA
(9,996 posts)Seems like we have an amendment dealing with that, but you know this version of the Supremes wouldn't do a thing about it. Especially Uncle Clarence.
Zeitghost
(3,869 posts)It specifically excludes prisoners.
Jilly_in_VA
(9,996 posts)Zeitghost
(3,869 posts)If you can't do the time, don't do the crime.