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Originally Posted by Mancie
It may sound strange but in most prisons the "unemployment rate" if you can call it that, is up in the 80% 's.... having a "job" on the inside of prison is actually highly valued by most prisoners... having work cleaning/cooking or in the workshop gets a prisoner out of the cells and maybe £2-£4 a week on top of an allowance of around £6 per week that all prisoners get.
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Good point, Mancie. One of those links I posted clearly indicates that employment opportunities on the inside are not sufficient to provide work for all those who want it.