No wonder we have the largest prison complex of any Western country.
<< A 2022 report by the ACLU found workers in prison produce $2bn in goods and $9bn in services annually to prison systems in the US, but prisoners receive no or very little compensation for this labor.>>
‘Florida loves prison labor’: why most incarcerated people still work for free in the Sunshine state
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/21/florida-unpaid-prison-labor?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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