prisoner labor
Convict workforce tasks
Prisoner labor is work performed by incarcerated people, often for minimal or no pay.
Historically it has ranged from chain gangs breaking rocks to modern inmates manufacturing goods or fighting wildfires.
Critics argue it exploits a captive workforce with few protections; supporters claim it teaches skills and reduces recidivism.
The factory relied on prisoner labor to keep costs down.
- convictJailed offender after trial
- chain gangShackled convict work crew
- ball and chainFetter limiting prisoner movement
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- penal colonyDistant settlement for exiled criminals
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- Forced Laborwork camps, concentration camps
prisoner laborvoluntary work
Unpaid charitable labor
at-will employment · voluntary service · freelance work · self-employment
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