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[–] QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world 34 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Prison work is slavery. Isn't it the aim of prison to punish criminals so they may learn their lesson? Shouldn't one of those lessons be, "You work a fair day's work, you get fair wages?"

If you're not helping them make that mental connection, jobs are going to be bullshit in their minds, and they are likely to return to a life of crime. They are serving time as they should, don't take monetary reward from them.

[–] pacmondo@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 months ago

Some prisons disagree. The 13th amendment bans slavery except as punishment for a crime, meaning prisoners can legally be slaves. Too many see incarceration exclusively as a vehicle for punishment rather than a rehabilitation tool.

[–] young_broccoli@fedia.io 4 points 3 months ago

"You work a fair day's work, you get fair wages?"

But thats not how our world works, for the most part. Better for them to learn the truth, that they will be exploited regardless if they are in jail or not. We are all slaves and prisoners under capitalism.

[–] fhek@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Me too, and I’m not in prison.

[–] RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 months ago

That's what you think