Arizona communities would 'collapse' without cheap prison labor, Corrections director says

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Arizona Department of Corrections Director David Shinn just told the state legislature we can't shut down private prisons because too many communities rely on the cheap labor they provide and they would "collapse" without it

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Shinn: "The Department does more than just incarcerate. There are services this Dept provides to local jurisdictions (prison labor) at a rate most jurisdictions can't afford. If you were to remove these workers, some of those jurisdictions would collapse."

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"We have to do it to support Arizona" — Corrections director says Arizona communities would “collapse” without cheap prison labor

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Arizona communities would 'collapse' without cheap prison labor, Corrections director says
David Shinn, director of the Arizona Department of Corrections, testified before the Joint Legislative Budget Committee on Thursday.
2:28 PM · Jul 14, 2022

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Arizona Department of Corrections director David Shinn said Arizona communities would “collapse” without cheap prison labor, during testimony before the Joint Legislative Budget Committee Thursday.

Shinn made the statement while answering questions about a Request For Proposal for a contract to run the Florence West prison.

Sen. David Gowan asked Shinn about the nature of the work the prisoners do at the Florence West prison. In Arizona, all people in state prisons are forced to work 40 hours a week with exceptions for prisoners with health care conditions and other conflicting programming schedules. Some prisoners earn just 10 cents an hour for their work.

“These are low-level worker inmates that work in the communities around the county itself, I would imagine? Gowan asked.

“Yes. The department does more than just incarcerate folks,” Shinn replied. “There are services that this department provides to city, county, local jurisdictions, that simply can't be quantified at a rate that most jurisdictions could ever afford. If you were to remove these folks from that equation, things would collapse in many of your counties, for your constituents.”

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So... they're just openly admitting we have slavery in Arizona.

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Arizona communities would 'collapse' without cheap prison labor, Corrections director says (Original post)	Nevilledog	Jul 14	OP
What a whiny bastard. A what a shitty community. nt	BootinUp	Jul 14	#1
They can't afford to pay their labor, maybe they should raise taxes	Walleye	Jul 14	#2
so basically slavery.	drray23	Jul 14	#3
well, it might be more akin to indentured servitude.	Thomas Hurt	Jul 14	#4
Prisoners in census count affects representation	cbabe	Jul 14	#5
Doesn't bother me	ripcord	Jul 14	#6
You're missing the point. They want MORE PEOPLE IN PRISON.	Nevilledog	Jul 14	#8
Do your homework. These types of prisons need bodies. Many people who have committed petty crimes	Kittycatkat	Jul 14	#9
👆👆	crickets	Jul 15	#12
agreed.	onethatcares	Jul 15	#14
SLAVERY n/t	aocommunalpunch	Jul 15	#16
the south lost the fucking war, but post 1865 they've done all the can	Kittycatkat	Jul 14	#7
Related article: US prison workers produce $11bn worth of goods and services a year for pittance	crickets	Jul 15	#10
It's not just about keeping AZ functioning with cheap prison labor.	crickets	Jul 15	#11
How very 19th century...	Historic NY	Jul 15	#13
Abolish it all.	WhiskeyGrinder	Jul 15	#15