Ugh This work should never go to a huge profit organization. It should only service the workers prisons, or basic social services like food pantries, shelters or other relief needs.
Do some prisoners get paid for their work? Reasonable salary? If I were in prison, I think I would rather work than do nothing, and have some money to get started on after release. Is this position moral?
There certainly can be dignity in work and in learning a trade. However most inmates don’t have a choice of what work they do. And the majority of the prison population earns $0.25 per hour or less. This money is often used up for food, personal care goods like deodorant and toothpaste, and postage stamps sold by the prison commissary.
Ugh This work should never go to a huge profit organization. It should only service the workers prisons, or basic social services like food pantries, shelters or other relief needs.
Do some prisoners get paid for their work? Reasonable salary? If I were in prison, I think I would rather work than do nothing, and have some money to get started on after release. Is this position moral?
There certainly can be dignity in work and in learning a trade. However most inmates don’t have a choice of what work they do. And the majority of the prison population earns $0.25 per hour or less. This money is often used up for food, personal care goods like deodorant and toothpaste, and postage stamps sold by the prison commissary.