Telemarketers In Jail

[PuddleMonkey]

(From Fox News)

ONTARIO, Ore. — Rather than sending jobs to India or China, telemarketing firms are increasingly finding hired help in prisons.

There's been a national trend among the prison industry to target businesses that are moving some of their operations overseas, according to the Oregon Corrections Enterprise.

Businesses say the inmates make good, hard-working employees in an industry plagued by high turnover. The prisoners are never late, absent or on vacation — and do the job for only about $130 a month, or less than $1 an hour. Companies also don't have to offer them benefits.

For many inmates, it's a chance to redeem their dignity, become more responsible and change their criminal ways.

But critics of the practice warn that some prisoners have abused their access to personal information. In Washington state, for example, a jailed rapist harassed a woman with calls and cards.

Supporters say most of the criminals behind bars will eventually be back in society, so it makes sense to give them job skills.

[PuddleMonkey]

I'm just not sure I see some of these people having the most spectacular phone skills. "So like, you wanna buy some of dis sh*t? We gots all kinds of stuff, stuffs for everybody, Time Magazine, Health n Fitness, Oprah. You like Oprah? Huh? Oprah is da bomb! How bout we getz you goin on a Oprah subscription?"

[bornbad71]

Busting rocks would be a much better job for inmates..........not talking with others in society over the telephone.

[Philliagorillia]

Telemarketers can kiss my ass, and i think if your in prison you shouldnt have any contact with the outside world at all...

[spywizard]

In Georgia.......... they still have chain gangs......... pickin up trash on the side of the road....

In California........ DWI do thier community serice....... picking up trash on the side of the road.....

In Washington DC... they call them Congressmen, and Senators.....

Busting rocks would be a much better job for inmates..........not talking with others in society over the telephone.

[Da Bull]

LOL.........

In Georgia.......... they still have chain gangs......... pickin up trash on the side of the road....

In California........ DWI do thier community serice....... picking up trash on the side of the road.....

In Washington DC... they call them Congressmen, and Senators.....

[Red Ketchup]

I am HIGHLY against prison labor being used by private companies for profit...

Companies like Microsoft use inmate labor to package their products for peanuts... the inmate makes a little money, the prison makes a little money, Microsoft saves a **LOT** of money (and honest people who deserve jobs are on welfare...)

I think all prisoners should work, no exeptions. But not for commercial companies. Chain gangs, making furniture for government offices, school and stuff, recycling, building homes for "habitat for humanity", whatever... but only the government (and in a larger sense the community) should profit to offset the cost of keeping someone inside.

Red

[JDMSilviaSpecR]

Lol, what will they think of next

[bornbad71]

I am HIGHLY against prison labor being used by private companies for profit...

Companies like Microsoft use inmate labor to package their products for peanuts... the inmate makes a little money, the prison makes a little money, Microsoft saves a **LOT** of money (and honest people who deserve jobs are on welfare...)

I think all prisoners should work, no exeptions. But not for commercial companies. Chain gangs, making furniture for government offices, school and stuff, recycling, building homes for "habitat for humanity", whatever... but only the government (and in a larger sense the community) should profit to offset the cost of keeping someone inside.

Red

I very much agree with Red here..........very nice post bro.


And I live in the chain gang state.hahahahaha

[spywizard]

I agree also..........

They should be able to plant, grow, and harvest food, for the prison, and for sale by the state...... no need for big equipment... give them a ;hoe........ and there ya go.........

I am HIGHLY against prison labor being used by private companies for profit...

Companies like Microsoft use inmate labor to package their products for peanuts... the inmate makes a little money, the prison makes a little money, Microsoft saves a **LOT** of money (and honest people who deserve jobs are on welfare...)

I think all prisoners should work, no exeptions. But not for commercial companies. Chain gangs, making furniture for government offices, school and stuff, recycling, building homes for "habitat for humanity", whatever... but only the government (and in a larger sense the community) should profit to offset the cost of keeping someone inside.

Red

[BabyGirl01]

I hate telemarketers. Grrrrrr...



BG

[decadbal]

telemarketers have feelings to... so they will feel their ass being torn up by bubba... and not call me for the 23,000,000,000,000,000,000,000th time..