• emizeko [they/them]@hexbear.net
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    9 days ago

    Despite the lack of pay and the threats they face for refusing to work, Smith explained that it costs a lot of money to be imprisoned.

    Florida charges prisoners debt, with prisoners levied $50 a day for their incarceration, which can often leave people trapped in debt once they are released.

    And although prisoners are provided some essentials, they are not provided with shampoo, deodorant and food, and are charged to use communications such as e-mails, which has replaced physical mail, and phone calls.

    death, and I cannot stress this enough, to America