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Monday, August 18, 2014

Cashing In On Convicts?

by Dish Staff Josh Kovensky evaluates the economics of prison labor, arguing that minimum wage should apply behind bars: [T]he reason that prison labor saves money is that inmates aren’t treated like the rest of the country’s labor force. [Former prisoner Bob] Sloan, for instance, has seen a shift in prison labor since he left […]

An interesting read via The Dish


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