Slave Labor

[nowandthen]

This is part of the current issue with unemployment. A prison for profit society that uses prison labor and then restricts immigration, gives taxes break to corporations and bust unions.
Wells Fargo Bank has it hands in profiting from prisons


http://www.thegrio.com/news/is-force...to-georgia.php

[atomiczombie]

Originally Posted by nowandthen

This is part of the current issue with unemployment. A prison for profit society that uses prison labor and then restricts immigration, gives taxes break to corporations and bust unions.
Wells Fargo Bank has it hands in profiting from prisons


http://www.thegrio.com/news/is-force...to-georgia.php

Hmmmm....picking cotton......can you say SLAVERY????

This is disgusting.

[T D]

I just saw this on FB.

My opinion is that if one breaks the law and is in prison, then they don't deserve any rights other than health care and personal safety. When someone decides to break the law they forfeit their rights as a civilian in the free world known as the US of A.

Like I said, that's just my opinion.

The matter of others profiting from prisoner slavery is a whole other topic to me.

[nowandthen]

Originally Posted by T D

I just saw this on FB.

My opinion is that if one breaks the law and is in prison, then they don't deserve any rights other than health care and personal safety. When someone decides to break the law they forfeit their rights as a civilian in the free world known as the US of A.

Like I said, that's just my opinion.

The matter of others profiting from prisoner slavery is a whole other topic to me.

The prison industry in now private and for profit. Yes if you break a law you should have consequences, but you should not be used as labor for profit.

[T D]

Originally Posted by nowandthen

The prison industry in now private and for profit. Yes if you break a law you should have consequences, but you should not be used as labor for profit.

And I just said that's a whole other topic for me, of which I did NOT comment on.

[Corkey]

While I believe that prisoners should do some form of labor to earn their keep, I do not think they should be used by the government to replace the jobs of hard working free citizens of this country. I think Walker needs to be recalled and stripped of his power.
The for profit crap is deplorable.

[Outlaw]

Originally Posted by nowandthen

The prison industry in now private and for profit. Yes if you break a law you should have consequences, but you should not be used as labor for profit.

Are you speaking to the boon in prison privatization by corporations like the GEO Group and Wackenhut?

or

Are you speaking to the privatization/for profit nature of prison industry known as Insourcing (the transfer of once private industry jobs to contract labor by inmate prison industry "jobs"?)

[nowandthen]

Originally Posted by Outlaw

Are you speaking to the boon in prison privatization by corporations like the GEO Group and Wackenhut?

or

Are you speaking to the privatization/for profit nature of prison industry known as Insourcing (the transfer of once private industry jobs to contract labor by inmate prison industry "jobs"?)

Both

[iamkeri1]

I do not believe in private prisons whether for profit or not. It is the purvue of the state to inflict punishment upon its citizens convicted of a crime.

I do not believe in prison labor replacing (displacing) paid employment.

Having said both of those things, I believe that all prisoners should have a job that they are required to do. I think the prison itself should be run completely with prisoner labor. (except for guards and counselors.) I think they should grow their own food, raise their own animals for meat, paint, do repairs, cut the grass, clean the building, etc. I also think that there should be some kind of system whereby they can earn money to make restitution to the individuals and families they have harmed. If they steal or destroy something, they should have to replace it or upgrade it. If they harm someone, they should work to pay that persons medical bills and replace their lost income. It they kill someone, they should have to provide income to the deceased's families for the rest of their lives.

And to tell you the truth, though I count myself as a flaming liberal, I am not opposed to a little chain gang labor either - especially for child molesters or for people who continually are out of control while in prison.

These words are spoken by a Mom whose 22 year old son has been in prison for four years with two to go. He did the crime. He is doing the time. I hope he will learn by it.

By the way, the prison he is in has no employment opportunities and no training opportunities either. All the guys do all day is lay around, watch a very very old TV, and pump iron. He will come out with no vocational training or experience. Even he thinks a chain gang would be better.
Smooches,
Keri

[nowandthen]

Michelle Alexandra post:

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/20...-prison-labor/

[kannon]

Originally Posted by nowandthen

This is part of the current issue with unemployment. A prison for profit society that uses prison labor and then restricts immigration, gives taxes break to corporations and bust unions.
Wells Fargo Bank has it hands in profiting from prisons


http://www.thegrio.com/news/is-force...to-georgia.php

This is seriously disturbing to me.

over 50% of the parolees are POC? Modern day racism in the most disturbing kind of way. It's so frickin' obvious and blatant to me. Yet, these people get away with it.