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Re:The Largest Prison Strike In American History Goes Ignore... by pmorici on Saturday December 18, 2010 @02:59PM (#2020140)
Yeah, I realize that I'm commenting more on the complaint in the article where they say that getting 25 cents a hour isn't enough but when you don't have to pay for shelter or food 25 cents an hour is likely as good as or perhaps better than minimum wage.
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Re:The Largest Prison Strike In American History Goes Ignore... by joe_the_user on Sunday December 19, 2010 @08:52PM (#2023065)
Actually, according to the article as well as an NPR commentator, prisoners in Georgia receive no pay whatsoever for their labor, None, $0.00/hour.

Note all that extreme overcrowding, a lack of nutritious food as well as a lack of heating and cooling were mentioned in the demands. If they are correct, it's hard to imagine worse conditions aside from outright torture.

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