How much knowledge do you have about prison labor? Many people don't have much knowledge about prison work because they usually don't have the opportunity to see the situation in prison. Therefore, no one was dissatisfied with the treatment of prisoners. However, the US prison has the problem of modern slavery. The problem is that prisoners work like slaves in prison. Why is there this problem? Prisoners work in prison, but not all prisoners have committed a crime. Some people have been imprisoned on false charges and very minor sins, and the prisoners will have new debt because they are forced to work for low wages and have expenses in prison, and racism in prison has also become a problem. Thus, prisoner Kim Gilmore wrote: “Prison sentences are often harsher for minorities, who are more likely to be convicted of crimes that do not concern minorities” (161). When prisoners rebel against a prison officer, they receive corporal punishment. Furthermore, inmates have no human rights in prison because they cannot choose works. Furthermore, when prisoners refuse forced labor, they receive violence or corporal punishment. Donna Batten wrote: “Prisoners cannot refuse to work or choose the work they will do. Prison officials can punish inmates who refuse to do their assigned work.” (105) The prison officer may apply corporal punishment to prisoners because prisoners do not enjoy human rights in prison. Therefore, prison work hurts the prisoner. When prisoners do forced labor injured by violence, they sometimes die from overwork. Second, prisoners are forced to work for low wages, but pay living expenses from their low earnings. Sara Flounders wrote: “Prisoners earning 23 cents an hour in U.S. federal prisons produce high-tech electronics for Patriot Advanced Capability 3 missiles, Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) anti-tank missile launchers ) and other guided missile systems." Their hourly rate is between $0.12 and $0.4 because the courts conclude that prisoners do not need to be paid. Prison work is harsh because prisoners receive violence and low pay. However, these deserve punishment precisely because they are serious. Therefore, prisoners should do forced labor because that work would benefit us. Simon McCormac wrote: “We are currently forced to work in the scorching sun for eight hours. We run out of water several times a day. We ran out of sunscreen several times a week. They do not check medical background or age before recruiting women for these jobs. Many of us can't do this! If we stop working and sit on the bus or even just take an unauthorized break, we receive a large fine that takes away our 'good time'.” In this way, prison work is suitable for punishment because it is difficult
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