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In Maine, prisoners are thriving in remote jobs, other states are taking notice

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In Maine, prisoners are thriving in remote jobs, other states are taking notice

www.mainepublic.org

RSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 24 days ago
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In Maine, prisoners are thriving in remote jobs and other states are taking notice
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Forty-five Maine prisoners are currently working remote jobs for outside companies. A few are working full-time, earning more than corrections officers. One is making well into the six figures. Here's why Maine's approach to education and work in prison is making waves in the world of corrections.

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    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifteen_Million_Merits

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    The only thing capitalism likes more than ‘undocumented workers’ is slave labour. Wackenhut and Geo group stock through the roof, privatized military sweeping people off in unmarked vans. God it must suck to live in north Korea

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