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minnieboss t1_j7ltl0q wrote

Reply to comment by davster39 in Only One Factory in the United States Still Makes Washboards, and They Are Flying Off of Shelves by davster39

Many products in the U.S. are made by American prisoners. U.S. has the largest prison population out of every country in the world, 2 million people as opposed to China's second-place 1.6 million people. But China has a much larger population, so the U.S. has a much higher percentage- an incarceration rate of 629 (also highest in the world), while China doesn't even crack the top 10. Source

Also worth reading: US prison workers produce $11bn worth of goods and services a year for pittance

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