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cstanleytech

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2. I will be honest and say that if its things like cleaning the prison or

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Aug 21, 2018, 01:47 AM

Aug 2018

cooking their own meals that I have little sympathy for the prisoners.
On the other hand if it's doing things like working in a call center, cleaning trash off road or making things that are to be sold that they deserve fairer wages.

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US inmates stage nationwide prison labor strike over 'modern slavery' [View all] Judi Lynn Aug 2018 OP

Wow!!! gopiscrap Aug 2018 #1

I will be honest and say that if its things like cleaning the prison or cstanleytech Aug 2018 #2

Inmates are often given higher wages for those jobs... moriah Aug 2018 #5

As a long-time ex-Federal inmate I support this strike. NBachers Aug 2018 #3

Unfortunately our constitution allows slavery whopis01 Aug 2018 #7

I hope they are successful. Since the private prison industry these places are really like slavery Maraya1969 Aug 2018 #4

I never understand this argument janterry Aug 2018 #9

You say the overcrowding of prisons has nothing to do with private prisons wanting to make Maraya1969 Aug 2018 #11

Oh, for sure they wanted to make a profit. janterry Aug 2018 #13

Documented and objective evidence, or merely one interpretation of what you witnessed? LanternWaste Aug 2018 #12

You bring up a good point janterry Aug 2018 #14

K&R Scurrilous Aug 2018 #6

Good. PatrickforO Aug 2018 #8

Prison labor is slave labor. Solidarity with incarcerated people. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2018 #10

K&R Solly Mack Aug 2018 #15

When the US has more prisoners... Spartacus101 Aug 2018 #16