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Originally Posted by BlueStreak
True unfettered capitalism at it's best. 
Chas, I would think a former prison guard would know we've used prison labor for a long, long time. Nothing new there. However, I wasn't aware that it went so high tech.
Thanks for the article.
Dave |
They made items to be used in the other institutions, such as soap, license plates, and office furniture for the state. Anything which was in direct competition with private industry, or allowing private industry to use the con's as slave labor was prohibited.
But that was the state and 25 yrs ago. For all I know, they have them running a boiler room operation out of the joint now.
I understand the Dep't of Mental Health used the crazies for some kind of letter writing operation in which they were granted access to peoples addresses.
I think that got shut down pretty quick.
Chas
PS: For a time the state was selling mailing lists taken from public records, but I think that had the kibosh put on it as well.