My dad managed a boiler room at a prison. He had an inmate that worked for him. The guy was good at the job. When he was released, my dad wanted them to hire him. The warden agreed with my dad too. He was a good worker. But the law said an ex convict couldn’t be hired. The irony is BS. He was good enough as a prisoner to work there, but once he was free, he wasn’t.

@LarryLawtonJewelThief

2 жыл бұрын

its crazy. the laws that are implemented to hire ex cons needs to be changed

@GrognardPiper

2 жыл бұрын

@@LarryLawtonJewelThief my dad has since retired and that very former inmate is now a friend of our family. He’s a great guy that made one huge mistake. He’s paid his time though.

@GrognardPiper

2 жыл бұрын

@@LL_SHAWN_P____ even the warden agreed that those laws were stupid. He wanted to hire the guy properly as well.

@bch5513

2 жыл бұрын

@@LL_SHAWN_P____ especially when the comments get deleted

@GrognardPiper

2 жыл бұрын

@@LL_SHAWN_P____ I was agreeing with you.

Hi Larry love the vids, your literally the biggest proof why the quote “I don’t believe in bad people, I believe in bad choices” should be respected by more people and help people realise not to judge people on what they’ve done, but what they aim to do in the future. Thanks Larry 🇮🇪💚

@mrorangecookie1430

2 жыл бұрын

true words

@Yamchasballs

Жыл бұрын

I love that quote. Larry is a good example of it.

I loved working while I was in jail. Whether I was in the kitchen being a beast unloading the dishwasher or if I was folding fitted sheets in the laundry area. I liked working because it kept me busy and the days went by quick. So I slept good at night because my body was tired. We did not get paid but we got time off of our sentence for working. Every four days of work was 24 hours so that was one day off

@LarryLawtonJewelThief

2 жыл бұрын

that is one of the only upsides...keeping busy and staying active

@sativarosegold3604

2 жыл бұрын

I did not enjoy the carpal tunnel from laundry and being constantly snapped at and belittled

@LL_SHAWN_P____

2 жыл бұрын

@@sativarosegold3604 I was actually joking about folding fitted sheets, I think I literally just punched them up in a ball lol we did the laundry for the psych unit down the street. So there was a lot of bedding and huge barrels of pants and T-shirts to fold. But they actually had a machine that would fold the sheets. But two guys had to start the sheet into the machine. Oh plus for Thanksgiving and Christmas we got catered food brought in. This was at the Milwaukee County house of corrections in Franklin Wisconsin

@thetruthhurts131

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, I would rather be working then sitting in the cell or unit all day. Pay or not

@samhowl1152

2 жыл бұрын

@@sativarosegold3604 don't go to jail

I feel like there should be a prison that’s designed to take inmates who have been in the system for a long time who are institutionalised who are about to get out and the purpose of the prison would be to give them more freedom and responsibility just small things like getting them to go shop for themselves, working, having a key to their own door etc and teaching them about new technology such as with a debit card or something so that they are more prepared for when they’re released

@chicofromph33nix64

2 жыл бұрын

Doing that for inmates will help them out and will give them a better chance to be successful... if they succeed, they won't come back, and they can't have that.. they need to keep those beds full because prison is a business... there is a reason they make it hard to get a decent job, they need them to struggle and come back

@alwaysonyourtail2563

2 жыл бұрын

they kind of do. its a system where for the last three months in jail the convict will be escorted by police to and from a job. so he will have somthing when he gets out. seen it blew my mind that this guy i worked with for a month was going home to a cell......no wonder he loved over time

@TaxationIsTheft439

2 жыл бұрын

@@chicofromph33nix64 also the reason why we have man made law it’s unjust

@merovech7

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't that just a halfway house?

@Kaiyats

2 жыл бұрын

@@merovech7 yes but halfway houses are full of druggies, this facility would be a privilege to go to because the rooms would be like apartments Norway style but there would be zero tolerance to violence or drugs they would risk going back to a normal prison which would be comparable to hell

The Texas State prison also had a rodeo show for prisoners to “perform” at. They stopped when an inmate actually escaped in a horse trailer. Pretty interesting story if you ever care to look it up.

Hey Larry before I watched you I was a stuck up ungrateful kid and never appreciated anything in my life and always expected life to work for me and with a mix of a harsh wake up call from the military and watching your videos everyday you make me so grateful for my life and you help me get through my rough days at work thanks for your content and thanks for the change you’ve helped me achieve

I was a Grade 1 head cook in federal prison and top pay is 40 cent an hour. You can qualify for a 50 percent bonus and the max pay I could receive for one month is 120 dollars. I worked 7 days a week for 2 years. No reason to take days off. Food was in the kitchen I was there. Knew a dude that worked at Unicor for 10 years and was making 500 to 800 dollars a month. He made really good money. He was able to send money home because he couldnt spend it. Cool that the inmates help on the fires. That bull launched that dude. I was locked up 5 years in the feds and only received 275 dollars all together and never had a visit. Shame if you wont give a female things she needs. Messed up. The group she was speaking to looked like that could give a damn what she was saying. The system needs an overhaul and based more on help than locking up longer. Always interesting to watch. Great video

Hey Larry! Love the videos! Keep ‘em coming! As a fellow ex-prisoner myself I really support your cause. Just celebrated 10 years free on March 22nd!

Hey Larry, how’s your day going? Keep up the great work with the podcast and everything. I listen to every episode. - Ben

"They are releasing some of the good ones ". That's some serious slaver speak right there.

I swear I could listen to you talk for hours about anything. You're fair and honest and you bring some really good and interesting points to the table. Thanks for another great video Larry!

BODYCON is a guy in New York who opened a fitness center after being released from prison, and he only hires ex cons. Apparently it’s become quite a successful business and NONE of his employees have been let go OR reoffended. Amazing. Recreation and rehabilitation and a little bit of grace and anyone can have a come back story. You’re an inspiration Larry!

I think prisoners should be allowed to earn a normal wage. They may not have to get all that money on their account, but come on, how is paying them slave wages become good? Imagine how all that saved up money could help someone out once they get out, apart from the work experience.

@joelleheverin4795

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. The money can help inmates families during this time that they are mostly likely struggling financially. Great video. My first time listening,and you bet I subscribed and rang.

Hi, I'm from the UK and I've been watching your videos for a while. First, I have to say that as a human being, going from a criminal background to not only turning yourself around but dedicating yourself to helping people and working so hard to improve a necessary but broken system that is causing so much suffering is truly inspiring, even to those of us whose troubles don't include prison time. You, Sir, are amazing. If you're ever over here it would be my Honour to meet you. Seriously, drinks and a roast dinner on me. I That's the first thing. Second, before seeing this and your other videos, I had no idea American prisons were so medieval! I know our prisons can be improved but (please correct me if I'm wrong) you're describing an environment where the way people are treated is at times more like a dungeon from the 13th century! This is genuinely shocking and I hope that the fact that people like myself from countries other than the US are becoming aware of the situation can give you a little more leverage where it's needed. In the meantime, I'm sharing your channel with everyone I know.

@Daniel-rg5kb

2 жыл бұрын

I have a question. Are prisons in the UK similar to US prisons, in the sense of abuse and danger level? On a side note, my dad has been getting locked up since he was 13 years old, he's 42 now and just got out 7 months ago from a 2 year stint. He told me that the prison he went to in CA, had him sign a waiver stating who he wanted his body sent to if he were killed, and whoevers name was written would also be charged $25 for the bullet it took to kill him (assuming the guards were the ones who killed him)

@Vercingetorix525

2 жыл бұрын

@@Daniel-rg5kb wtf... I had to read that a couple of times before I was even able to comprehend what you were saying. How F'd up is the world we're living in buddy? I hope we can find a way to do better in the future

@duncansmith5854

2 жыл бұрын

@@Daniel-rg5kb Hi Daniel, to answer your question, no. While abuse in UK prisons does happen it is the exception rather than the rule and it's nowhere near on the same level as in the US. I think the biggest difference is that guards in our prisons are armed with non-lethal weapons ONLY. Tasers, batons, even if there's a riot the worst you'll see are guns with rubber bullets. Lethal weapons are not considered necessary here and I think this has a huge difference in the guards' mentality; Guards in US prisons have the power of life and death over the prisoners, in the UK they don't. In one of his videos, Larry described prisoners being killed due to witheld medical aid or deliberate poor conditions. If a death happens in prison here for any resaon other than old age or natural causes there is a police investigation and the guards would find themselves under a very large and uncomfortable microscope. Please forgive the long-winded answer. I hope this helps.

Hey man so glad I found your videos, not only do you talk in a way to inform you also teach and make it easy to comprehend.

Perfect video to watch and sit and chill with a beer. Cheers Mr Lawton

@LarryLawtonJewelThief

2 жыл бұрын

make sure its a mic ultra though!

Read Gangster Redemption thru Audible and man it was so good. Love the way you dive into detail with your personal life and I relate to a certain degree

Hey Larry, love your content it’s extremely entertaining and informative, keep up the great work 👍🇮🇪

@LarryLawtonJewelThief

2 жыл бұрын

Shane! thank you for the support my friend. Thats what im here for!!

great video larry your content is always worth watching

A friend of mine who builds houses for a living half of the people he hires is work release guys and when they get released hires them on fully and currently has 5 crew and 60 percent of the guys came from the work release program and never once had a problem with any of them

I love John Oliver, especially because he's a great source of not just news, but also obscure topics like this, it's really cool to see you reviewing one of his LWT episodes

When it comes to cold blooded murderers I don't care what happens to them. But there are so many others who genuinely have good in them and deserve a chance to turn their life around. It's amazing to me that the people running these prisons are more cruel and corrupt than some of the inmates.

@MelkorTolkien

2 жыл бұрын

Until they raise the burden of proof to some kind of certainty rather than doubt, we shouldn't treat any prisoner this way, unless they flat out plead guilty or the evidence was substantial (aka, more than eyewitness testimony).

@vissitorsteve

2 жыл бұрын

@@MelkorTolkien I totally agree with what you said, except for all the guilty pleas that are later found to have been coerced, or in instances where inept attorneys convinced someone a truly innocent person accused of a crime to accept a guilty plea in return for some kind of reduced sentence.

Very interesting and unique content, you are just an endless source of ideas, information and motivation. Keep it up! Liked, commented, shared. Been subscribed many many years now :)

@LarryLawtonJewelThief

2 жыл бұрын

much love!!! yes, the ideas always flow. i have a great team behind me, including my son! if it wasnt for them, i wouldnt be here today

@MyOwnGanja

2 жыл бұрын

@@LarryLawtonJewelThief Always, family first! Now you are a free man, and you can enjoy your familys company the rest of your life :) (and ofc good friends too)

Long time fan here. Great video as always. Keep up the good work Larry!

Amen. I've been out of prison for about twenty years and, though I finally found a place that not only hired me but also pays me pretty well, it's still hard on the other aspects like finding something besides an apartment for my family or getting a vehicle that hasn't already been owned.

Larry, I don’t know anyone that’s been to prison, but I think you do a great job informing me about the lives and experiences of so many Americans. I think your videos are truly informative and honest. You don’t seem fluff your experience at all. I respect that a lot. Keep making these videos, I think it’s so important for people like me to learn about the experiences of people in prison. Rock on dude.

I'm a county jail guard, those inmate welfare funds aren't something I've seen where I work. The only basketballs on the rec yard we have were bought by guards, because honestly I've noticed an increase in good behavior on days where we can get inmates onto the yard for rec.

Great video. Thanks for the content.

I did learn something, thank you Larry. Keep educating, I believe it's the only hope.

Thank you for making these videos 🙏

Hey Larry, I’m a huge fan I love your videos. You do an amazing job educating people about the truth of prison

You can't avoid charges by visiting full stop! You still have to pay for travel to visit. God forbid they are in a different state or county (I'm in the UK) I had to travel to the next town over to visit. Mad respect to the host hough for shedding light on this. I don't remember any other talk show host doing a segment on this.

I owned a Commercial HVAC company in California for 7 years . I hired 2 Guys who were sentenced to life in prison when they were 17. They wound up serving 25 years . I gave them both jobs when they got out. They turned out to be my most skilled hard working guys. My company’s success was because of them. They now both are incredibly successful. 1 guy just started his own company and the other runs my friends company. I consider them both family and so thankful for them. People need a second chance. I have never worked with anyone works as hard as them.

Hi Larry I’m studying criminal Justice and I just was learning about prison labor yesterday in class. Great video

Thanks for another great video! I'd love to hear you talk about the covid impact on inmates. Can you do an interview with someone about their experience in jail or prison during covid? I'm especially interested in the way safety protocols were developed, how they were put into practice (if at all), and the psychological impact of being further isolated.

Awesome video. I have nothing against prison work, its how it works that pisses me off. They should be paying them comparable wages to the outside jobs, charge them for rent/food/utilities etc and use it to teach them to budget on a real job instead of relying on crime..BUT... what they actual do is run basically slave labor camps

@LarryLawtonJewelThief

2 жыл бұрын

agreed 100%

@brianbuckman6908

2 жыл бұрын

Not really, criminals stole from society and they pay a small fraction of it back by working during their sentence

@alexrompen805

2 жыл бұрын

@@brianbuckman6908 Theres a faulty logic to that. 99.999% of them are going to get released. So, we can either train them and give them skills to be a good contributing member of society, OR we can use them as slave labor and toss them back out again in the vague hopes maybe they accidently learned a life skill while locked up. Which one would YOU want living next to you? Or next to your children, or parents or siblings?

@brianbuckman6908

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexrompen805 firstly, a decent chunk of them will not be released. Secondly, I’m not advocating for enslaving them for money, I’m arguing that people who cause damage to society should have to pay those damages back to the ones affected

@456MrPeople

2 жыл бұрын

They’re already paying their debt to society by being in prison. Anything on top of that is extra. Also only 1/7 prisoners are serving life or virtual life sentences so the vast majority of them are going to be released back into society.

A+ content Larry; thanks for uploading.

love watching your videos there so entertaining!!

I used to work for a uniform company (Galls) and we would take all of the uniforms, we couldn’t complete in house, to the women’s facility in Shakopee, MN for all the hemming, alterations, patches, etc. I never knew what the company actually paid MINNCOR to do all that work, but I can’t really imagine it was a lot and I know the inmates didn’t benefit from any of it. They tried to make it seem like “the work was benefit enough”

honestly this is heartbreaking. i’ve been tearing up for over half this video man

Great video as always uncle Larry. Hope you are doing good brother!!!

@LarryLawtonJewelThief

2 жыл бұрын

Doing as great as i could be. Hope you're having an amazing thursday !

@KingPhoebus28

2 жыл бұрын

@@LarryLawtonJewelThief you know I am, Now Uncle Larry will you be doing the weekly news with Larry Lawton becuase I loved that series!

Great video, Larry!!!

Hi Larry! My wife is worried I am preparing for life on the inside because I learn so much from watching your videos!

In a prison in Iowa (I think it was our camp). I was told by one guy that they worked as ranchers and farm hands. Said he got paid well and if there are a lot of good perks to it. I told him that's a prison I'd like to work in. There's mutual respect between the staff and the inmates and there was little to no violence.

Really great show!! 👍🏻 especially the real reality of prison Labor !!

Thank you for your videos

Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday. @Larry, What time? I'll definitely be here this Sunday. Have a great weekend! Continue to stay Safe 🙏❤️

been loving your video's Larry

I was on four internet radio shows from'04 to '10 exposing this, working as a prison RN and investigating companies profiting from prison labor such as McDonald's, IBM, KFC and others. VP Heels Up Harris, when D.A. in CA kept prisoners in beyond their sentences since they were working for companies and lining her pockets.

Im from MS and lived about 40 minutes from Angola and I’ve been to the rodeo numerous times. They are so entertaining, much more than just a rodeo though. it’s worth it. Much respect to the inmates that participate

Hi larry great video hope you have good day mate

this was a good one!

Helping someone read!!! How wonderful!! 💖💖💖

Larry, that saying, "Three can keep a secret if two are dead" is a quote of Abraham Lincoln.

Another good vid lar :)

This video is so eye opening.

I can’t relate when it comes to jail or prison, but I was in the mental hospital for a week in 2017 or 2018 and that one week can break a person if they didn’t get to see or call their family. Some people are in there longer than a week. We had phone calls daily sometimes every 2 days and you could only call family. You can’t call a bf or gf only your family and you could only see your family. We had visitation once maybe twice a week. Some people could not see their family cuz their family couldn’t afford to drive to see them. Some families didn’t have a car and their kids in the hospital suffered. I’m not sure if we had to pay for calls or not my parents never told me about that, but if we did then insurance probably paid for it since insurance pays for most of the mental hospital expenses. So, I completely sympathize with inmates needing visitation and phone calls. Visitation and phone calls are the only thing prisoners and patients have and it is crucial for everyone to have them.

my uncle was a fireman when he was in prison in Georgia and received all of his certifications, when he got out he got denied the ability to become an actual fireman. that was part of the reason among past habits of him going back to prison and eventually checking out. its unfair how the system screws over inmates from fining things to help them stay out of prison by using skills they may have acquired while inside.

Looking forward to the podcast tomorrow Uncle Larry just started listening been watching all your videos. Btw prison pasta is the shit, made some recently and will keep making it

@sativarosegold3604

2 жыл бұрын

I'm on a diet and been eating prison pasta for weeks, starting to get old 😆

love your work larry !

What a fantastic but sad video Larry, had no idea this was going on in the US. Aussie fan

The will to live is extraordinarily powerful and can be pushed to extreme limits. Taking a good hard look at myself I don't have that and would most likely check out as many do.

Hats off too you taking time to help your Celly read and watch him graduate with his GED.. That is some good shit

I love watching your videos and I’m going to get your book for my birthday

Great video Larry, I couldn't hear the last few things you said though cause your outro music came in too loud. I recommend having it fade in slowly so that way you can finish your sentence

It’s always a learning experience when I watch your videos about the harsh realities of prison it’s always interesting to watch your content about prison, video games, news, the Will Smith incident I definitely loved what you had to say about that keep it up with posting videos about why folks me included should stay out of trouble and stay out of prison by the way where did you want me to email the American History X movie and what did you want me to send to email about the movie?

mann seeing larry with hair is crazy, great vid as always

In Georgia they use inmates at the public safety training center. The big prisons have inmate firefighters. One prison a all female fire station. Some departments here will hire inmates when they are released.

Here in the south they still use prisoners to clean ditches along the roads, highways, etc. My dad used to talk about the old chain gangs when he was a kid. Guys actually chained together in long lines with sling blades working along the roads. Great visual to scare kids into behaving.

I saw the title and instantly got interested because Prison Labor is Slave Labor when you really look into it

Great video Larry! Huge fan! Gangster redemption has me on the edge of my seat every night!

I live in a town on the border of Massachusetts and Connecticut. When you go over the state line into Enfield CT, there is a prison with a bunch of grassland around it. I’ve seen prisoners mowing along the edges of the road with 48 inch walk behinds. They must’ve had to work up to it quite a bit.

Great video Larry I just told some more people to check your KZread out

@LarryLawtonJewelThief

2 жыл бұрын

my man! Much love always for the support

@kaos1874

2 жыл бұрын

Anything to help out man I support what your doing on here and out in the world

I was incarcerated for 18 months & the majority of the time I was at a fenced in minimum in the state of Wisconsin. I started on the Kitchen serving chow for .19 cents an hour. I eventually got placed on the prison farm shoveling cow shit for .50 cents an hour & eventually made my way up to milking cows for $1.60 per hour. Now BSI(Badger State Industries) produces all the milk, butter & ice cream for all state institutions in Wisconsin & Minnesota. They’re a multi million dollar industry getting slave labor costs by having all inmates on the farm. It was nice getting out every day(night farm went in from 6-midnightish, 6 days per week but they had a day farm shift that went 13 hours a day as well. I’ve been almost stampeded by spooked cows to getting kicked in the ribs by an angry cow that was tangled in the milk pumps. It was very dangerous for a bunch of people that never worked with animals to that extent. Like I said, it was nice getting out but I had VA benefits coming in every month as well so I didn’t need to work but if you didn’t the guards would set you up to get busted and shipped to a medium facility.

I remember Jay from “let’s live life” mentioning when he got out he didn’t know how to use a new vending machine

I and Jeff Bennett covered this on his radio show way back in '04 and updated the information as more was made available through 2010. Get this, in Texas, they have inmates deconstruct mainboards to get the gold. They are exposed to toxi chemical fumes with little in the way of ventilation and eye safety. Companies that use prison labor include McDonald's, KFC, IBM as well as companies selling lawn and garden tractors. The list is huge.

in Cheshire Ct we were paid .50 then .75 and finally $1.00 a day. i worked in the print shop. we made temp tags, registration stickers and all sort of state forms including traffic ticket pads. we were paid every two weeks. the basic need (toothpaste, soap etc) was provide for.

I was never in prison but was in very similar circumstance.Believe me if there is a work you would wanna do it.Boredom is the worst part.

I LOVE John Oliver --- and Larry Lawton!!!

This video needs to go viral.

Hey Larry I went to college in Huntsville TX. The prison capital of Texas. I think it would be a cool spot for you to cover there is even a prison museum that I went too and it’s crazy the stuff they have in there.

@LarryLawtonJewelThief

2 жыл бұрын

prison museum?! i may have to make a trip out of it. thanks for the info

Hey Larry, have you ever done a video on CCA/private prisons ? Please consider doing a video on CCA. Thanks

My opinion Prison Labor should only be used for actual rehabilitation if it's associated with classes teaching people a career (like trade schools teaching them to be carpenters for example)

You're awesome Larry!!🙂

13:00 If someone had done the same work you did on the outside, they would've been getting paid too. Just a result of occupation. Great video, thanks Larry!

It's called corcan in 🇨🇦and we're paid 5.25 a day up to 6.25 a day, but they make pay room and board. Some places use to get more with bonuses but a citizen complained.

You work in the joint. Get paid pennies on the dollar. Then you buy the marked up commissary items from the prison so they’re profiting off prisoners twice and that’s not even counting when corporations get to contract prison labor wtf is that?

i remember when I got booked into the county jail about 5 years ago on a burglary charge that eventually got thrown out because nothing made sense and i beat it, anyway i gave them all my stuff in receiving including my phone which i paid 500 dollars for 3 days prior and when i got it back after i got bailed out, it was completely shattered. it looked like someone spiked it on the concrete, and it makes sense because my phone kept going off and they wanted access to my passcode to turn it off and i pretty much said no you’re not going on my phone. im assuming one of the guards smashed it because i wasn’t cooperating. i almost got rearrested for that because i was pretty irate.

LARRY THANK YOU!!! You are a great example of how men can use male privledge to help women!!! This is a health issue we all came from a woman! Bleeding is natural and shouldn't be shamed or punished or profited from! Imagine the abuse or "favors" that get exploited just to have sanitary products. Thank you Larry. As a psychologist i worked in lots of corrections and the system is so broken. Thank you again and damn you look good doing this.

I love it when Larry drops a video 39min ago with a lenght of 30min, and the first reactions come in 34min ago saying the vid was amazing and they saw the whole vid 🤔🤦🏾‍♂️… what does not compute there 🤨?

Love your videos

@LarryLawtonJewelThief

2 жыл бұрын

LOVE YOUR SUPPORT!!

@unlimitedminds149

2 жыл бұрын

@@LarryLawtonJewelThief not a problem been watching you for what fells like years. The raw real life storys you tell is what KZread rlly needed.

I think work could be good for inmates as long as they get properly paid and it helps them get ready for life on the outside.

@LarryLawtonJewelThief

2 жыл бұрын

agreed. a work release program that sets an inmate up with a job upon release

16: in county they passed out 2 small pads a shift. So thats 6 small pads for 24hrs even on a heavy flow. You had to get ppl not on their period to get up & go get some. In this specific county you couldnt buy any pads or tampons on commissary. Was sent to anyother county for holding after being sentenced due to jail overcrowding in my county & at that jail we could buy them off commissary- but soon as I got back to my home county they took those pads (along with several other things) out of my property before returning it to me

Its like Stir Crazy with the bulls etc, that's an amazing film

Worked in prison industries at tyger river in entire SC. Shaw hardwoods. I lost an arm, and I sued, and they made my life an absolute living hell for the next 4 years for it. But now I'm sitting in my brand new house, but the torment they subjected me to for suing them was so traumatic, I am fkd up for life.

This situation reminds me of the walking dead episodes where beth is trapped in the hospital by the cops

Holy shit!!!! That convict went flying so high omgggggg

My uncle is in prison for life, for double murder, and I always thought it was ridiculous the amount of money my dad and grandma would spend just to talk to him until a few years later. He had nobody going in, and presumably nobody when he was on work release. Not having those calls probably would've resulted in him doing worse crimes. ALL prisoners deserve a set amount of free calls and a couple free video calls for holidays (X-mas, V-day, B-day, etc). It's ridiculous that something as humane as a CALL is being monetized.

The Shawshank Redemption is real.

In the county jails around here in MA they don’t get paid in dollars they get paid in good time, up to a maximum of 10 days off their sentence per month which equals 4 months off their sentence per year of work.