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TILDEN
10-02-2014, 10:39 AM
WHY DONT WE HAVE CHAIN GANGS HERE IN THE CITY. just would like to know why not. get these prisoners out out side an do the city a favor.
Wild Cobra
10-02-2014, 10:49 AM
WHY DONT WE HAVE CHAIN GANGS HERE IN THE CITY. just would like to know why not. get these prisoners out out side an do the city a favor.
The unions would go nutz!
ChumpDumper
10-02-2014, 10:52 AM
The unions would go nutz!Which unions are you talking about?
boutons_deux
10-02-2014, 11:00 AM
WHY DONT WE HAVE CHAIN GANGS HERE IN THE CITY. just would like to know why not. get these prisoners out out side an do the city a favor.

The Hidden History of ALEC and Prison Labor

http://www.thenation.com/article/162478/hidden-history-alec-and-prison-labor

prisoners as super-low-paid workers is a huge part of the Prison Industrial Complex.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_gang

http://www.pbs.org/tpt/slavery-by-another-name/themes/chain-gangs/

A much bigger problem than your absent chain gangs is why the USA looks up so many non-violent offenders, eg:

Accused of Stealing a Backpack, High School Student Jailed for Nearly Three Years Without Trial

We look at the incredible story of how a 16-year-old high school sophomore from the Bronx ended up spending nearly three years locked up at the Rikers jail in New York City after he says he was falsely accused of stealing a backpack. Kalief Browder never pleaded guilty and was never convicted. Browder maintained his innocence and requested a trial, but was only offered plea deals while the trial was repeatedly delayed.

Near the end of his time in jail, the judge offered to sentence him to time served if he entered a guilty plea, and warned him he could face 15 years in prison if he was convicted. But Browder still refused to accept the deal, and was only released when the case was dismissed. During this time, Browder spent nearly 800 days in solitary confinement, a juvenile imprisonment practice that the New York Department of Corrections has now banned.

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/26583-accused-of-stealing-a-backpack-high-school-student-jailed-for-nearly-three-years-without-trial