Sen. Cory Booker says prisoners should be learning professional skills that help prepare them for their release instead of being forced to work.
This week’s Insider Deals are so good you’ll want all of themSenate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism Chair Sen. Cory Booker , D-N.J., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, to examine forced labor in prisons.
America locks up more people than almost any other country in the world — nearly 2 million — and they are disproportionately people of color. Those who refuse to work can be punished, including being thrown into solitary confinement, Booker noted. And those injured or killed often do not have access to most basic rights and protections guaranteed to other American workers.“Our prisons should reflect the best of who we are, they should reflect our values,” the New Jersey Democrat said.
Booker, chair of the Senate’s subcommittee on criminal justice and counterterrorism, was speaking during a hearing aimed at looking at ways to rethink prison labor, from making jobs voluntary and boosting wages to protecting workers against injuries and abuse. “And if that means scrubbing toilets, mopping floors or picking up the garbage," he said, “then so be it.”
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