Thirty prisoner of the Cook County penal system moved foot by foot, yard by yard down N. Sheridan Road today. They shoveled the sidewalks as sheriff's deputies watched, taking away employment opportunities from unemployed people in Rogers Park and elsewhere. Oh, and posing a very real safety and security problem.
Why are these guys out taking away neighborhood jobs? Why can't a dozen high school kids, or anybody else for that matter, be employed by the county for 6.00 or 7.00 dollars an hour? Why is the county shoveling our sidewalks? Why are thirty criminals, armed with snow shovels, allowed to walk down N. Sheridan Road?
These men are part of the SWAP program (Sheriff’s Work Alternative Program). In some parts of the country, this is called a chain gang. In most parts of the world, it is known as slave labor.
The Cook County Sheriff describes the SWAP program: "During the first 30 days of camp, each detainee is assigned to a work detail inside the Boot Camp facility. If a detainee exhibits proper behavior, he will be given the right to participate in off–site work details. Such work details will be similar to the service provided by the Sheriff’s Work Alternative Program (SWAP), in which nonviolent offenders work on public service projects like cleaning streets, parks and vacant lots while being supervised by specially trained deputies." READ MORE...
Such a deal. If a detainee behaves himself, he has earned the
privilege of shoveling public sidewalks. Now there's a strong incentive for you.
Thirty prisoner of the Cook County penal system moved foot by foot, yard by yard down N. Sheridan Road today. They shoveled the sidewalks as sheriff's deputies watched, taking away employment opportunities from unemployed people in Rogers Park and elsewhere. Oh, and posing a very real safety and security problem.
Why are these guys out taking away neighborhood jobs? Why can't a dozen high school kids, or anybody else for that matter, be employed by the county for 6.00 or 7.00 dollars an hour? Why is the county shoveling our sidewalks? Why are thirty criminals, armed with snow shovels, allowed to walk down N. Sheridan Road?
These men are part of the SWAP program (Sheriff’s Work Alternative Program). In some parts of the country, this is called a chain gang. In most parts of the world, it is known as slave labor.
The Cook County Sheriff describes the SWAP program: "During the first 30 days of camp, each detainee is assigned to a work detail inside the Boot Camp facility. If a detainee exhibits proper behavior, he will be given the right to participate in off–site work details. Such work details will be similar to the service provided by the Sheriff’s Work Alternative Program (SWAP), in which nonviolent offenders work on public service projects like cleaning streets, parks and vacant lots while being supervised by specially trained deputies." READ MORE...
Such a deal. If a detainee behaves himself, he has earned the privilege of shoveling public sidewalks. Now there's a strong incentive for you.
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