Re:Free prison phone calls boost family ties, rehabilitation
by throwaway6734 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:29AM
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>No forced labor, no unpaid / barely paid labor. All work must be paid at least prevailing market rates
Why? Someone needs to pay the cost to imprison people and it's unfair to not make the guilty party at least partially responsible for that cost
Re:Free prison phone calls boost family ties, rehabilitation
by mcny on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:36AM
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We, the taxpayers, pay for it.
If we cannot afford it, we don't have any business running a prison.
On a more selfish note, I don't want (let's call it like it is) slave labor to dilute the value of my labor.
1. Guarantee safety for the imprisoned. No more fear of physical / sexual violence. The way people joke about "don't drop the soap" is maddening.
2. No forced labor, no unpaid / barely paid labor. All work must be paid at least prevailing market rates
3. Free of cost essentials - food, clothing, air conditioned shelter, no roommates
4. No price gouging - anything not considered essentials must not cost more than market rate, allow multiple third party vendors in case of disagreement
This is the bare minimum. If we can't meet these, we absolutely must abolish prisons.