Episode #69: Inmate Labor: Real rehabilitation or just cheap labor for the state?

We all know prison's primary purpose is rehab, but oftentimes cheap labor is the normal practice within our prison system is that right? Tune in to hear the pros, cons, and opinions of inmate labor here in America.

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Episode Links:

https://theweek.com/articles/463364/11-products-might-not-realize-made-by-prisoners#:~:text=Military%20jackets%20and%20battle%20garb,craft%20body%20armor%20and%20holsters.

https://oce.oregon.gov/products/

https://study.com/academy/lesson/prison-labor-statistics-pros-cons.html

https://www.profitableventure.com/pros-cons-prisoners-granted-right-work/

https://talkpoverty.org/2016/01/14/served-in-prison-what-i-learned/

http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45b/158.html

https://www.aclu.org/news/human-rights/captive-labor-exploitation-of-incarcerated-workers

https://www.brookings.edu/research/a-better-path-forward-for-criminal-justice-training-and-employment-for-correctional-populations/

https://harvardpolitics.com/prison-labor-is-a-human-rights-abuse/

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2022/09/07/advocates-seek-to-make-prison-work-voluntary

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/884989263

https://www.newsweek.com/prison-slavery-who-benefits-cheap-inmate-labor-1093729

https://federalcriminaldefenseattorney.com/inmate-work-assignments-federal-prison/

https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/editorial/2022/07/31/arizona-prison-labor-system-like-modern-day-slavery/10166194002/

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2017/04/10/wages/

https://www.ranker.com/list/all-prison-inmate-jobs/eric-vega

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Episode #69: Inmate Labor: Real rehabilitation or just cheap labor for the state?

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