As long as they are getting paid, does it matter?Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands
The Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes to Coca-Cola.apnews.com
Kickbacks from private jails?‘Unconscionable’ criminal justice bills could fuel soaring incarceration in Louisiana
Reform advocates condemn raft of measures expected to pass under new far-right governorwww.theguardian.com
Especially if the people in jail were going to vote Democrat.That's only part of it. Right wingers love to see jails full of people whether they get a kickback or not. That's just a bonus.
In a Red state? I'm not the least bit surprised.3 Mississippi prisons violated Constitution with violence, poor conditions: DOJ
The Justice Department (DOJ) found three prisons in Mississippi violated the Constitution, citing violence, poor conditions and staffing shortages, per a new report. The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division…thehill.com
I'm sure the people in charge of those prisons will do absolutely nothing to help the prisoners out in any way whatsoever.Prisoners in Texas and Florida face biggest risk of increasingly deadly heat
Almost 45% of detention facilities on US mainland suffered rise in hazardous heat days between 1982 and 2020, study sayswww.theguardian.com