Imani Perry

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Nearly 40% of incarcerated workers are paid *nothing* for their work. And the rest are paid at abysmally low wages. This is not a system built on "justice" for all.

Graph showing that prison labor is usually mandatory and often unpaid: 71% of people in state prisons with prison jobs are required to work and 29% choose to work. 39% of incarcerated worker are paid nothing for their work. 61% are paid, but at abysmal wages.