A new experiment in remote work … from the inside - Planet Money

When people in Maine prisons started getting laptops to use in their cells for online classes and homework, it sparked this new idea. Could they have laptops in their cells to work remotely for real outside world jobs, too??? And get real outside world wages? Today on the show, we have reporting from Maine Public Radio’s <a href="https://www.mainepublic.org/people/susan-sharon"target="_blank" >Susan Sharon</a> about a new experiment in prisons: remote jobs … paying fair market wages, for people who are incarcerated. Listen to Susan’s original reporting here: - <a href="https://www.mainepublic.org/2025-08-29/in-maine-prisoners-are-thriving-in-remote-jobs-and-other-states-are-taking-notice"target="_blank" >In Maine, prisoners are thriving in remote jobs and other states are taking notice</a> - <a href="https://www.mainepublic.org/maine/2025-08-28/cracking-the-code-how-technology-and-education-are-changing-life-in-prison"target="_bl...