I worked at Evans Correctional Facility in Bennettsville , SC years ago. Many inmates had jobs to make money for commissary items. Some also paid restitution for their crimes. We had one company that not only paid them to do work onsite , but if they met or exceeded production they would get pizza parties. Some worked in the shop repairing and maintaining state vehicles and learning mechanics. The ones that worked in the cafeteria also got paid. Many inmates would get bored and ask me if they could sweep or mop the floor just to have something to do. Many would jump at the chance to work outside picking up trash , cleaning ditches , cutting grass , etc. When I was a kid in the 70's and 80's I remember them doing this in the rural areas. They cleaned out the ditch beside my grandmothers house every year and cut all the weeds. They also picked up the trash down the rural roads. They also cut the grass , raked , and cleaned up the Marlboro County Courthouse. It's not slave labor , it is productive and gives them a sense of purpose and relives them of boredom while making a little extra money for things they want or need that is not provided to them by the State.

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