PRISONER SALARIES

Prisoners are the engine that powers all the functions that prisons need to run smoothly. We do the cleaning, clerking, and cooking as well as the maintenance and repairs on prison buildings and equipment. We are the ground keepers, the gardeners both inside and outside the immediate area around the prisons . We even do a significant amount of the counseling and education. We are the labor.

However, we aren’t paid very much. 30 years ago, when first entering I.D.O.C. prisoners ‘s salaries started at $30 a month for unskilled labor jobs and $45 a month for jobs that required a certain level of expertise. Prisoners could earn pay raises over time, capped at $75 and $90 respectively.

Job assignments today start and end at $28.80 a month. And that’s no matter how long you work or how difficult that job is.

That’s why I ask the question are prisoners paid enough? I have (2) perspectives on this subject:

1. When doing less than a year in I.D.O.C. I believe the funds that are allocated are suitable, with a small increase in State Pay to meet the constant change in cost of living. However, there must be some type of syst in place for a successful transition and acclimation back into society, such as housing, vouchers for food and clothing, even transportation to some type of job.

We put 1.5 billion dollars into the I.D.O.C. System yearly. Surely, we can put some funds into a system that gives a person who hasn’t made a serious life changing mistake, back on a path to making a positive contribution to society. So.. no increase in pay for anyone doing less than a year.

1. Now with prisoners doing serious time yes, salaries should be increased. I.D.O.C. doesn’t have a rehabilitation system anymore. A person must create his or her’s own system for changing. What’s better than working and earning a reasonable salary? Working promotes so many wonderful attributes in a person’s transformation. For starters, working allows a prisoner to grow and become responsible and creates a strong work ethic.

Despite some of the jobs not being skilled, the goal should be developing men into role models for their family and others. Everyone will be contributing to our society whether it’s good or bad! I.D.O.C. has a responsibility to put our fathers, husbands, uncles, brothers and sisters on a path of making

a positive contribution in society. When a man or woman is allowed to flourish at a job after going through the trauma of incarceration, it’s a testament to I.D.O.C.  we begin an assignment, $40 should be the standard monthly pay. Every 90 days thereafter a $10 monthly increase should be applicable for one year. After one year the 90 day increases should be $15 monthly until reaching a maximum of $175 a month. This maximum would apply to unskilled details. Skilled details would have a maximum monthly income of $250. This would allow men or women to take care of their om expenses, which are necessary for their survival.

Earning money for a good day’s work will allow a person to see his or her worth. If you budget your money correctly you will be able to save a few dollars. When a person is allowed to participate in the work force they begin to respect not only themselves but everyone.

How many lives can be saved for a few dollars? Help us change this degrading system we labor under.

We all know that the economic wealth in our country hasn’t been distributed equally. Millions have participated in peaceful protests asking, demanding change. I.D.O.C. must be included in the economic reform. Despite us being incarcerated, our small society is still affected by the ever-changing price of all the products being sold in Corrections. Year in and year out prices increase. It has becoming impossible for us without family support to survive. Without society demanding an increase in salaries we are forced to exist in our present work environment.

By Ron Turner

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