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In Maine, prisoners are thriving in remote jobs

(www.mainepublic.org)
245 points voxadam | 1 comments | 22 Sep 25 22:51 UTC | HN request time: 0.34s | source
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cl0ckt0wer ◴[22 Sep 25 23:04 UTC] No.45340714[source]▶
On the one hand, prisoners being coerced to work is payment for their crimes. On the other hand, that job would have gone to someone else at market rates. This kind of thing drags down the market rates.

We really need to get rid of the exception in the 13th amendment.

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1. WaltPurvis ◴[22 Sep 25 23:34 UTC] No.45340956[source]▶
>prisoners being coerced to work is payment for their crimes. On the other hand, that job would have gone to someone else at market rates. This kind of thing drags down the market rates.

That's a different problem, for different inmates -- the inmates covered in this story are paid market rates. It mentions the software developer has a six-figure salary.