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15. We don't make prisoners pay their own living expenses.

Mon May 9, 2016, 08:19 AM

May 2016

This should be true regardless of their employment while incarcerated.

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Well said Egnever May 2016 #4

No, it's not complicated at all. nt UtahJosh May 2016 #11

It's totally neat and easy to decide. UtahJosh May 2016 #10

It's slave labor. Iggo May 2016 #19

K&R emsimon33 May 2016 #2

that's a great question. It's another factor depressing wages here. bbgrunt May 2016 #3

Tent city is run by Maricopa County. former9thward May 2016 #21

+100 gollygee May 2016 #16

Prison labor should be paid at minimum wage. backscatter712 May 2016 #6

... which should make no difference. surrealAmerican May 2016 #12

Unless the person paying them is the one paying the expenses. EX500rider May 2016 #14

We don't make prisoners pay their own living expenses. surrealAmerican May 2016 #15