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0 pointscriddell9mo ago0 comments

Setting up an inmate for success after release is a public benefit IMHO.

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Absolutely. But this is a separate question.

No, it's related. In programming, the only employment options are working for a government, for some corporation, or trying to sell directly to individuals?

Somebody who had worked for a recognizable tech company is far more hireable than somebody who is Self Employed or who has worked for the government.

lo_zamoyski9mo ago

But that's not prison labor. Prison labor specifically refers to penal labor. You receive no pay, because the labor is part of the punishment for the crime. It is the prisoner who is paying off his debt. In those cases, I don't think it is moral for private companies to make use of that labor for private gain. Penal labor should only be used for public benefit.

Here, we're talking about preparing someone for the job market when they leave. Hence, these are two separate concerns. You cannot substitute the former with the latter.

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lo_zamoyski9mo ago

Absolutely. But this is a separate question.

darthwalsh9mo ago

No, it's related. In programming, the only employment options are working for a government, for some corporation, or trying to sell directly to individuals?

Somebody who had worked for a recognizable tech company is far more hireable than somebody who is Self Employed or who has worked for the government.

lo_zamoyski9mo ago

Here, we're talking about preparing someone for the job market when they leave. Hence, these are two separate concerns. You cannot substitute the former with the latter.

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