End Slavery in Minnesota Bill Advocates for Fair Wages in Prisons
End Slavery in Minnesota Bill Advocates for Fair Wages in Prisons
Minneapolis, MN — On February 25, 2025, the Minnesota Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee hosted a panel discussion on Ending Slavery in Minnesota led by Marcia Howard, President of the Federation of Teachers Local 59 and ex-prison labor workers. According to panelists, an incarcerated worker ...
I'd be ok with a federal minimum wage of $7.25/hr solely for prisoners, so long as the rest of us get $18. I also would be ok with prisoners having a right to stay in their cell and not work
I disagree. Minimum wage is minimum wage. If you don't care about the moral implications of the for profit prison system... Paying equal wages for prisoners will force higher wages in the non captive population.
We need to stop putting so many people in prison especially people of color. We have 5% of the world’s population and 25% of the world’s prison population. Mass incarceration and the police state are out of control
What about for people who aren't in prison? Can they get fair wages too?