Tell congress to increase all prison pay to the minimum wage

There are private corporations profiting from non-union, unregulated, slave-wage labor. No, not in Bangladesh, but in U.S. prisons. Prisons that are on U.S. soil and should have to abide by the same laws as any other for-profit organization. America has worked hard to make its labor force safe and promote fair pay(though not a living wage yet). We can not let anyone undercut that! We can not go backward and encourage the prison industrial complex to make money on the backs of laborers. For anyone who worries that we are rewarding criminals, there can be a clause that says that first any outstanding child support would have to be paid. That way children of prisoners will not be condemned to poverty because of the"sins of the father". Any other funds could be used to assure that the individual has housing, food and therapy if needed upon release. That could reduce recidivism by giving people a base of stability to reintegrate into society.
Sincerely,
Erika Lynette Milton