Max King of the Wild on 12 January 2013
| Screamapillar said: Getting paid to work while in prison seems to me to defeat the entire purpose of being in prison. I just don't see how that can be justified. We're already paying for their food, water, and shelter, along with their TV, weights, baseball mitts, and jumper suits. Since the money for all of that --including your idea of paying a wage-- comes from us, as prisons are funded by tax dollars, I don't see any justifiable reason to increase the burden on taxpayers in order to be "nicer" or "fair". Last I checked, life isn't fair, and prisoners are there for a reason. |
You forgot the major one... the health benefits of being a prisoner. Full coverage, all the prescribtions paid for, surgeries paid for, dental paid for!
