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Supporting Arg Thousands of hard working Americans have lost their jobs to narcotic dealers, armed robbers, pedophiles, and rapists because minimum wage does not apply to inmates because inmate labor is very inexpensive. It is very difficult for a private company to compete against a prison that produces the same goods, especially if the prison pays an hourly wage to inmates of 23 cents (Slaughter par 10). The wage gap creates an unfair advantage for the private sector to directly compete. Also, opponents of prison labor argue that it is inhumane to make convicts to work at very low wages. Some even believe it violates the Thirteenth Amendment since some convict labor is involuntary work. On the other hand, supporters of prison labor believe it benefits convicts, because they gain marketable skills to apply once they are released. Also, prisoners are believed to be an untapped resource that should be utilized because convict labor can slow the flow of outsourcing overseas. Furthermore, convicts are less likely...

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