US prisoners are given dangerous jobs. But what if they are hurt or killed?

The one that makes me angriest is wildland firefighter prisoners can't get civilian wildland firefighting jobs after release. It is typically a job reserved for model prisoners and if they've performed admirably they should be prioritized for openings on release.

I do not care what crime one commits. No one deserves treatment like this. Though, I suppose that is hard for many to fathom considering cruelty is the point of the US Judicial/Justice System.

Given how many prisons treat incarceration as a loophole in the 13th amendment it probably shouldn't be a surprise that they don't take on-the-job accidents seriously. An attitude of "plenty more where that came from" is a natural consequence of such an exploitive system.

It is still acceptable to make "don't drop the soap" jokes on mainstream non-edgy (Think Jay Leno, John Stewart, or Jimmy Fallon) talk shows in the US. Our Criminal System and the lack of mainstream antipathy towards it is horrendous.

A ruthless prison system works only when the number of laws are few and the crimes are few. The only absolutely heinous people go to jail. With the big government that uses different lawfare tactics to go after people it does not like, it becomes pretty meaningless but it is hard to get rid of the ruthlessness.

Prison labor is unethical.

Are they the only people working there? No? Then this is sad and dangerous but not a &#x27;prisoner&#x27; problem, not essentially.<p>For a prisoner to choose a dangerous job working like many other regular citizens, is not a punishment.<p>Not supporting the lack of safety and oversight. Just that, lots of people work dangerous jobs. Let&#x27;s view this through clear glass, uncolored by &#x27;prisoner abuse&#x27; slant?

&gt; “Disproportionately affecting people of color”<p>Are we arguing that these things are worse because they disproportionately affect one arbitrary grouping? Would it be better if it affected everyone equally? Would that make us happier? This is one of those contexts where “diversity” starts to get strange.

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My understanding is one of the dangerous jobs mentioned, fire fighting, is not mandated and they allow the prisoner opt out. They also give the prisoners time off their sentence for everyday they are on duty. Is that correct?

You can tell a lot about a society by how it treats those it has power over.

The State of Alabama has stopped nearly all paroles. There is far too much money to be made from criminals so the state aims to keep them as long as possible.