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... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > birth and infancy > labor > prisoner pay
... > social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > cultural/social anthropology > labor > prisoner pay
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > history of prisons > labor > prisoner pay
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > labor > prisoner pay
... > social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > production factors > labor > prisoner pay
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > prison life > prisoner pay

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prisoner pay  

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  • While prison labor has long been a practice in most correctional institutions, the notion that prisoners should be paid for their work is relatively new. In the early penitentiaries, prisoners were expected to work to achieve a number of correctional objectives. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Prisoner Pay]

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