Who profits from prison labour?
From BBC’s In the Balance:
Prison labour is a feature of penal systems almost everywhere around the world and many private companies profit from it. But whose benefit is the work really for? Does it help the prisoners? Or is it just a way of reducing the huge costs that tax-payers pay each year to keep people behind bars? Join Ed Butler to hear from former prisoners and experts on prison work including R Street’s Nila Bala to find out more about the true cost of penal labour.
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