You know, it doesn't need to be prisoners that strike. Any of us could strike on their behalf, our demand being theirs.

Striking is an effective way to bring about fast, and real change. Of course, the problem is getting enough people on the same page at the same time. But, the first step is spreading the idea that we don't need to strike only on our own behalf, and only if we're part of a union.

Remember, the entire pyramid collapses if consumers stop consuming, and if workers stop working. If enough of us ever get over the fear and ignorance around striking, we could make a huge difference.

Prison population is ridiculously high in America too.

Prisoner's rights are human rights.

Remember that scene in The Shawshank Redemption where it establishes that the corrupt warden was ruining local businesses because he had no labor overhead costs when deploying prisoners all over town to do project work? And then the local businesses started bribing him to stay away from their livelihoods so that they wouldn't go bankrupt?

Same as modern times: except, it's 10,000 times larger in scale now, and the smaller businesses can no longer afford the bribes. But that's okay, because the government stepped in to pay instead.