Prison labor booms in US as low-cost inmates bring billions

US breeds a Chinese-style inmate labor scheme on its own soil. Both state and some of the biggest private companies are now enjoying the fruits of a cheap and readily available work force, with tens of millions of dollars spent by private prisons to keep their jails full.

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[firestarter338]

Marijuana is illegal. Since 1973 the drug war has provided most of the prison population.

[Michael Roberts]

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution declared that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

[XxnaudxX]

America, they'd put their mothers in jail, to turn a profit.

[freed992]

Fuck rt news

Fuck communist

Fuck prison slavery

Fuck corporate media

Fuck all fake journalists

[silverpairaducks]

As long as it mostly men its a good thing... Pass the ERA and the Hayden righter

[BracedPoleCat]

"prisoners show up for work voluntarily"

lol what the actual fuck

[Aaron Mclucas]

sharholders and Private global corps who own jails stand to make a ton of tax payers loot... crime pays for the 1%.. this work in jail horseshit is just cheap labor. There are gonna be alot more stupid little laws comming in from here on end to make ppl criminals, pay your fines, get thrown in jail. Society is slowly getting strangled.

[Aaron Mclucas]

they shouldnt be doing jobs for companies. Taking jobs off legit citizens while corporations reap in profit of cheap labor.. All geared for the 1% as usual. Have them do labor for Govt projects so that it benefits society not the rich. it would be 'repaying your debt to society'.

[Joe Smo]

Fuck america and its bs prison system

[WretchedGinger]

Omg... her face..

[chrissake]

I was never in prison, only jail, and am currently on probation. I am just meat for the grinder, and you know they are just waiting for me to screw up so they can throw me in prison for the 7 years I have hanging over my head, for possession some plant material and some fungus.