Working Prisoners Receive Wages That Are Lower Than Outside Jail

Essay

Working prisoners receive wages that are lower than outside jail. In the United States, as of 2018, Federal Prison Industries employed 12,000 inmates at 83 factories, and paid them between 23 cents and $1.15 per hour. Comment on: (a) the market power of prisons over prison workers, and (b) the low wages of prison workers.