Re:Norway votes to decriminalise drugs and offer treatment i...
by coldtea on Saturday December 16, 2017 @06:51PM
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>Not true at all. The amount of goods produced by people in jail is a negligible part of the economy.
It's still a hugely profitable business on its own for those involved, so that comparison is kind of beyond the point. Pimps profits also make for "a negligible part of the economy" but their profession is a thing.
>Prisoners do work, sure, but that's to pass the time.
It's still a hugely profitable business on its own for those involved, so that comparison is kind of beyond the point. Pimps profits also make for "a negligible part of the economy" but their profession is a thing.
>Prisoners do work, sure, but that's to pass the time.
If only.
https://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21718897-idaho-...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/16/us-prisons-j...