Hi folks,
I got this update from Chris' dad Dave on March 28.
Hi Anne,
I had a great meeting with Chris tonight. He is doing very well and has adjusted to his new environment. He even has a paying job working in the kitchen handling sanitation related who-knows-what. Chris even manages a crew all for the hourly rate of 50 cents/hour. High pay since the lowest entry level starts at 12 cents. How do they get away with those wages???
Dave
Hmmm, that's a really good question. How do they get away with that? Does anyone know if SeaTac Federal Detention Center is run by a for-profit company? If so, they are making out pretty darn good. They get the cheapest labor around to work for their business, barely having to pay a buck for the labor it takes to run a prison. And on top of it, the money pay out really just goes back into their own pocket since the guys mostly use it for commissary where everything is marked way up. What a brilliant system they have orchestrated! Looks like Wall Street has been giving them lessons!
how do they get away with that? The 13th Amendment:
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Slavery is (almost) illegal in the USA... unless your in prison. Something to think about.
http://www.dlc.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=108&subid=900003&contentid=255055