[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Agree on both counts. Schools should have a lot more investment put into them.

I once read a tinfoil hat type theory that said more men end up in jail because they're on average stronger, and can therefore be used for more prison labour Sounds bonkers but there may be a grain in there somewhere.

As an example, in the US prisoners get to work as firemen, that the state then uses in times of excess need or emergencies. So these prisoners, earning cents each day, are working alongside trained firemen, but when they leave prison, they are unable to go and do that job because the fire service requires an EMT qualification, but you can't get that if you have a criminal record. It's little more than corporate slave labour.