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The study Keith Chu is referring to regarding the negative impact of prisons on employment in rural areas was published in the journal Social Science Quarterly - (Gregory Hooks, Clayton Mosher, Thomas Rotolo and Linda Labao (2004) "The Prison Industry: Carceral Expansion and Employment in U.S. Counties."

Part of the reason that prisons do not create jobs in rural communities (especially) is that there are limited economic multiplier effects associated with them. In addition and, particularly in the context of Oregon's Measure 17 (passed in 1994) which required inmates to work 40 hours per week, prisoners are "taking" jobs from citizens (there are numerous examples of this in Oregon). There is also limited evidence to suggest that this measure has had any positive effects with respect to inmate "training and rehabilitation."

Clayton Mosher

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