Systematic exploitation of US prisons: prisoners are only a few dollars when they are engaged in dangerous work.

Overseas Network, June 16th. According to the British "Guardian" news website, the US Citizen Freedom Alliance (ACLU) released the latest report on the 15th stating that there is a phenomenon of systemic exploiters in the United States. The dollar of dollars of dollars of goods and services can only be a few cents.

The report is based on public records, questionnaires, and interviews with prisoners. The report states that nearly two -thirds of the prisoners in the United States work in the federal and state prisons, about 800,000. More than 80%of prisoners are responsible for prison maintenance. In the lack of labor protection and daily training, these people are forced to engage in difficulty or even dangerous work.

Jennifer Turner, the main author of the report, said the state government and prison systems are squeezing huge value from the exploited labor force, and also claiming that they cannot afford wages. Prison in seven states including Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and even paid any costs of prisoners.

Prisoners often discover that most of their wages are detained for taxation, accommodation and court costs. A prison prisoner in Illinois complained that Latashia Millener complained that "we saved millions of dollars for prisons, but only a few dollars were paid. Work in prison did not benefit us. I only earn $ 450 a year. "

More than 75%of the prisoners told the United States Citizens' Liberty League that if they cannot work or refuse to work, they will be punished by individual imprisonment, losing their families to visit, and refusing to be reduced. (Overseas Network Li Meng)

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