r/prisons • • 1d ago

Prison for Profit: Slavery Lives

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qwqv49AW1jc&si=np0zVfGfPNRESySX

In America, there is a vast, hidden workforce: prison inmates, many deemed safe enough to work with the public, but also too dangerous to release. Thousands of US corporations profit from forced prison labor. If an inmate refuses, they can lose family visitation, be put in solitary confinement, or have their parole denied. Proponents have called it a low-cost alternative to offshore outsourcing.

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