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When Legal Work Pays Less Than Illegal Work Ever Did

My cellmate used to say prison was graduate school for criminals and I'm scared he was right because legitimate work feels impossible and illegal work feels familiar.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Economic incentives can mock moral intentions, especially when legal opportunities remain artificially constrained.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Reentry & Second Chances?”

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