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is bringing back prisoners as slaves for private companies.
They argue prisoners producing goat milk for export to China is "rehabilitative."
Experts say it's a lie, and it doesn't give prisoners skills for after incarceration. It's straight up exploitation.
is bringing back prisoners as slaves for private companies.They argue prisoners producing goat milk for export to China is "rehabilitative."
Experts say it's a lie, and it doesn't give prisoners skills for after incarceration. It's straight up exploitation.
2/ Most of Canada's prisoners doing this work committed low level crimes, and are from cities.
Teaching them to be workers in a factory farm provides no in demand skills. In fact, it makes them a tax liability later on, because they'll still have no skills.
Teaching them to be workers in a factory farm provides no in demand skills. In fact, it makes them a tax liability later on, because they'll still have no skills.
3/ Canada ran a similar program 10 years ago, and guess what? They're the ones that concluded the above. It wasn't helpful to prisoners.
I know, I know. Trudeau isn't as progressive as *checks notes*, Stephen Harper? wtf.
I know, I know. Trudeau isn't as progressive as *checks notes*, Stephen Harper? wtf.
4/ The government is selling people on two really bad takes they know is wrong.
Farming is 100% rewarding work. Rewarding work helps prisoners connect emotionally. But factory farming *is not* rewarding work. In fact, it causes PTSD in people not "trained" to do it.
Farming is 100% rewarding work. Rewarding work helps prisoners connect emotionally. But factory farming *is not* rewarding work. In fact, it causes PTSD in people not "trained" to do it.
5/ What happens when you do this? Studies show people that have engaged in this type of work casually are linked to *higher* rates of crime.
It's not just failing to rehabilitate them. It's actually a known driver of crime, likely to increase relapse rates.
It's not just failing to rehabilitate them. It's actually a known driver of crime, likely to increase relapse rates.
6/ There's also a racial bias in here. These prisoners aren't hardened criminals. These are petty crimes, often committed by people with a lack of opportunity.
First Nations and Black Canadians are disproportionately represented in the prison population.
First Nations and Black Canadians are disproportionately represented in the prison population.
7/ We're not just exploiting prisoners. We're further driving racial inequality.
White guys that commit petty crimes? They'll go back to Bay Street. Black and brown people that commit crimes? They'll be able to work at factory farms.
WTF is that?
White guys that commit petty crimes? They'll go back to Bay Street. Black and brown people that commit crimes? They'll be able to work at factory farms.
WTF is that?
8/ If Canada wanted to help people rehabilitate, it wouldn't sell the labor to China.
They would teach them how to do traditional farming as therapy and discipline building. If they want translatable opportunity, they would teach them to code.
They would teach them how to do traditional farming as therapy and discipline building. If they want translatable opportunity, they would teach them to code.
9/ By doing something like teaching prisoners to code for help non-profits, we could create a next generation labor force.
Not precarious employment for the disadvantaged.
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Not precarious employment for the disadvantaged.
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10/ But please. Don't believe me.
Here's an *agricultural* university's study on working in dairy. They found the same – whether it was a small farm, or factory farm.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/248703754_International_Perspectives_on_Psychosocial_Working_Conditions_Mental_Health_and_Stress_of_Dairy_Farm_Operators
Here's an *agricultural* university's study on working in dairy. They found the same – whether it was a small farm, or factory farm.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/248703754_International_Perspectives_on_Psychosocial_Working_Conditions_Mental_Health_and_Stress_of_Dairy_Farm_Operators
