This report about prison work in Washington State released yesterday by @columbialegal is a must-read for anyone who cares about economic justice. State reps should heed their recommendations: extending fair wage laws to prison workers and ending forced labor in state jails.
Many prison workers in Washington make as little as $1 an hour. While contributing labor worth millions to the state economy, they struggle to afford basic needs. The picture is grim, and @columbialegal paints it in full in their report: columbialegal.org/wp-content/upl…
@eyesonthestorm @sharethecities @columbialegal What about work-release and different kinds of "house arrest and work" combinations? Work-team alternatives to prison where convicts or at-risk youth put solar panels on hospital parking lots, USPS plant rooftops and parking lots, build apartments and condos, bus and bike lanes