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The inmates do the work for free — a perfect fit for local governments who are looking for ways to stretch their budgets.

“We’ve received probably twice as many requests for free labor,” said Les Moore, a major at the detention center. “It’s definitely because of the economy.”

Not that I have anything against inmates doing something useful and, frankly, I suspect they enjoy getting out and about, but, when unemployment is around 10% and real unemployment is no doubt much higher, this does look a bit like balancing the budget on the backs of the jobless.

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