'This is slavery': U.S. inmates strike in what activists call one of the biggest prison protests in modern history - LA Times
'Corrections officials have confirmed inmate protests in Michigan, South Carolina and Florida since early September. '
'Prisoners’ rights activists say the coordinated effort is one of the largest prison protests in modern history, drawing in at least 20,000 inmates in at least 24 prisons in 23 states. '
'Known by inmates as “the slaughterhouse” for its death row, the maximum-security Holman prison is considered one of the most violent facilities in the South. '
'It has connected prisoners to one another and outside activists, and rallied activists to flood prisons with letters and phone calls on behalf of inmates. '
'In several states, including Virginia, Ohio and Texas, officials have denied claims by activists that strikes have occurred. '
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[–] Diogenes_The_Cynic [S] ago
You can't deduct the cost of housing, it is, by definition of being a prison always more than the cost of their labor. That would create a debtors system.
Besides they didn't ask to go to jail, so its the job of the society that put them there to provide for them. The government should be forced to understand that normal people do not want the moral hazard of a large prison system. More pay for their work is a reasonable request as it prevents recidivism. That is good for them and us. The only one hurt by the request are slave labor profiteers, who I do not care for.
[–] ExpertShitposter ago
Hahahahaha. All the protestors are whit. Low energy losers. I have a solution. Gas the murderers and rapists. BOOM! No longer overcrowded.