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America’s prisoners are going on strike in at least seventeen states

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  1. dyyyl
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    This is so dope. Does anyone know how this is all being organized? Coordination across 17 States is a heroic accomplishment, and I can't wait to see how this plays out.

    This is so dope. Does anyone know how this is all being organized? Coordination across 17 States is a heroic accomplishment, and I can't wait to see how this plays out.

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    Rocket_Man
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    I wish them the best of luck. Are the demands in strikes usually so idealistic? They seem mostly reasonable, however as the article points out the funding situation makes some of them nearly...

    I wish them the best of luck. Are the demands in strikes usually so idealistic? They seem mostly reasonable, however as the article points out the funding situation makes some of them nearly politically impossible.

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        neu
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        Wouldn't setting an end date be counter-productive to getting your demands met?

        The demonstrations are planned to take place from August 21 to September 9,

        Wouldn't setting an end date be counter-productive to getting your demands met?

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          1. neu
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            I can sympathize with that. I hope that they get their demands met, but it seems it might hurt profits less to wait out the strike than to pay them more. I have no idea what kind of profit is...

            I can sympathize with that. I hope that they get their demands met, but it seems it might hurt profits less to wait out the strike than to pay them more. I have no idea what kind of profit is being made from these prisoners labor on a daily basis, though. I could be dead wrong.

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