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Prison labor to cover children's lunch debt (lemmy.world)

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Original story: https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/09/04/prison-inmates-help-pay-down-school-lunch-debt/

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[–] EisFrei@lemmy.world 9 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

"Inmates working for state-owned businesses earned between US$0.33 and US$1.41 per hour in 2017 – about twice the amount paid to inmates who work regular prison jobs."

I wouldn't exactly call that being paid. It's more of a pocket money situation.

Rehabilitation in prison is about education and giving people a perspective in life when they leave prison. Just making them suffer will not make them change their ways.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recidivism