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Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ct_bergstrom@fediscience.org ("Carl T. Bergstrom") wrote:
Prisoners in Florida are forced to work grueling jobs under threat of solitary confinement or worse — and they are not paid for the work they do.
Meanwhile, they are charged $50 a day and have to pay to buy toiletries and food. They leave prison hopelessly in debt with diminished job prospects.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/21/florida-unpaid-prison-labor
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- Florida charges prisoners debt, with prisoners levied $50 a day for their incarceration, which can often leave people trapped in debt once they are released. And although prisoners are provided some essentials, they are not provided with shampoo, deodorant and food, and are charged to use communications such as e-mails, which has replaced physical mail, and phone calls. (remote)
