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... Opponents of prison labor believe most prison jobs are not marketable skills that can be applied once released. They fear inmates learn skills such as sewing blue jeans and once released they will not find a job because sewing blue jeans is mostly done overseas (Slaughter par 19). A convict leaving prison with high hopes not finding a job once released may lead to him being a repeat offender and that would be counter productive to what correctional facilities are for. Although many correctional facilities have private influence such as Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises (PRIDE), a private nonprofit corporation that manages correctional industries inside Florida's state prison system, that will develop prisoner's skills (Harrell par 1). Unlike the traditional idea of prison labor, when fully-trained PRIDE inmate workers leave prison, they carry with them credentials and job skills that meet the requirements of today's businesses. Some argue since ...