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YESTERDAY'S POLL

Should prison labor be voluntary?

HIGHLIGHTED COMMENTS

“ No - We have come so far and it seems as the generations pass we forget why things are the way they are. Labor in prison is part a payback program. Thus "paying their debt to society" is a thing. When a person commits a crime, there is real loss suffered by the community at large. A loss of their sense of security at the minimum, and loss of real property at worst. That is not paid back by simply locking the perpetrator in a cell for a period of time...that is simple punishment. And a punishment that we the victims pay to have administered. No, incarceration alone pays back little to nothing to society...in fact it creates burden. A criminal's work pays for his daily essentials and helps absolve him/her of their debt. ”

“ Yes - They're not slaves or indentured servants. Prison should be about rehabilitation...”

“ Unsure - As someone who has been to prison. Forced labor in prison is exploited, more commonly than one may think. Prison maintenance is understandable, but more often than not whatever work cr...”