Comment on What is the safest way for a partially disabled person in the USA to use prison for food and shelter as an alternative to dying homeless in a gutter on a cold rainy night?
Deestan@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
pay-to-stay prison
That sounds utterly evil
sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
npr.org/…/the-vast-majority-of-states-allow-peopl…
I just learned this the other month. It is so fucked up.
Breezy@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Similar thing for me, i learned about a month or so ago that prisoners are forced to work. I always thought it was a choice, no no no. If you dont work you can be punished in jail for not being the proper slave that you are.
Facebones@reddthat.com 4 weeks ago
So much of our justice system would fix itself overnight if we overhauled the 13th amendment which makes inmates legally slaves.
cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
Work can actually be a very good approach for resocialiding inmates. However, this only works if its done right. In Germany you can actually learn a new job while being in prison so that you actually have a chance to find a job ANF make money when you come out of prison. You can also get some money from the work you did on the day you leave so this is a great opportunity for inmate to get back into society and not being forced to do crimes for a living.
oldfart@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Arbeit macht frei!