Reply #83: Inmates are not slaves. Why is that so hard for YOU to grasp. Depending

[Obamanaut]

on the state and level of incarceration, it costs about 19 to 30 thousand dollars per year to keep one behind bars. If they work a little, that is sorta like defraying the cost.

Most are there because they transgressed the laws of society. A few were railroaded, some are there due to non-violent victimless crimes, others for various other reasons. But it still costs to keep them. If one can do the job of a $14 (or more) per hour worker, I say fine, save the taxpayer some money.

If the criminal justice system is not working to your satisfaction, then get busy with your friends and neighbors and elect people who will change it.

Have a good night.