The amount that inmates make for their work varies depending on the state and the type of job. According to the Prison Policy Initiative, the average hourly wage for prisoners in state-run facilities is 33 cents, while those in federal prisons make between 12 and 40 cents per hour. However, some prisoners do not receive any compensation for their work at all.
Digging a ditch? Farming? Both skills I don’t have. No idea what’s actually going on in the photo because I don’t have context. That’s kind of the point.
But I agree, they should be getting a fair wage. I even said that in my comment.
What new skills do you suppose those folks are learning?
With regard to pay:
Digging a ditch? Farming? Both skills I don’t have. No idea what’s actually going on in the photo because I don’t have context. That’s kind of the point.
But I agree, they should be getting a fair wage. I even said that in my comment.