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Comment by londons_explore

Is prison labor bad in all cases?

By letting prisoners become familiar with expectations of a job, and get used to being paid, managing finances, and spending within their means, they're less likely to be forced to return to crime after they're released.

Despite being 'inhumane', I suspect these programmes lead to better outcomes for people involved in them than prisoners who spend every day in a cell.

Is there data to prove or disprove my hypothesis?

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