“Prisoner labor is just slavery with extra steps”
Agree
- 13th Amendment allows it explicitly
- Corporations profit off pennies per hour
- Creates incentive to imprison people
- Prisoners can't refuse without punishment
- Mostly affects people of color
Disagree
- Teaches job skills for release
- Breaks up monotony of prison
- Some programs pay fair wages
- Voluntary work is different than forced
- Offsets costs to taxpayers
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