Alabama's prison labor system profits from cheap, unsupervised inmates working for private companies. The system is criticized for exploitation and potential danger.

Though they make at least $7.25 an hour, the state siphons 40 percent off the top of all wages and also levies fees, including $5 a day for rides to their jobs and $15 a month for laundry

  • @T00l_shed
    18•14 days ago

    Oh I know. It’s fucking awful. Slavery is state sanctioned.

    • The QuuuuuillEnglish
      11•14 days ago

      Frederick Douglass’ writing on poverty being enforced continues to be super relevant