If they're allowed to work, unions should be allowed to unionize'em. Steve > > Clearly prisoners are being exploited as workers and this > diminishes the well-being of workers who aren't incarcerated. At > the same time, for some convicts the chance to work at some jobs, > even for a pittance, is probably seen as very valuable. Moreover, > the state benefits financially from their work and this adds to > scarce public revenues. So there is some issue about weighing the > welfare of the two against each other, unless you think convicts > should be entitled to no relief whatsoever. > > If you say they should both be able to work, that's evading > the actual practical choice available at the moment. > > MBS > > =================================================== > Max B. Sawicky Economic Policy Institute > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1660 L Street, NW > 202-775-8810 (voice) Ste. 1200 > 202-775-0819 (fax) Washington, DC 20036 > > Opinions above do not necessarily reflect the views > of anyone associated with the Economic Policy > Institute. > =================================================== >
