List o' 10 Everyday Things You Didn't Know Are Made in Prisons

So the way the job market is going, pretty soon prison will be considered a viable career option. (Judging from the number of US prisoners, maybe it already is.)

"Breaking rocks in the hot sun.
I fought the law and the law won."
You may wonder what anyone needed broken rocks for. It was for railway roadbeds. Those sharp angular bits of rock settle and grip, so they don't shake loose.

People who insist on calling honest, no pun intended, work ''slavery'' would probably also be calling prisons ''death camps'' if there were NO work programs in existence and inmates just sat around getting brain rot. You'd say they were abandoned by society, weep, weep, weep.

Where is it written that I should produce something for you, take all the responsibilty, pay all the costs of production and distribution and then give it away? That would be stupid. Duh. I would have to stop on day one.

Trade and commerce has always been a part of human history. Stop dissing it and start thanking your lucky stars that the system works as well as it does.

I see at least 2 companies on that 'list of companies who use prison production' that are long gone: TWA and Shearson Lehman.

Poppajay- I definitely agree on the minimum wage thing. They should be paid a realistic wage and charged a realistic price for rent, utilites, food, toiletries, etc.