@bostonglobe: Remote work has spread far and wide since the pandemic spurred a work-from-home revolution of sorts, but perhaps no place more unexpectedly than behind prison walls. More than 40 people incarcerated in Maine’s state prison system have landed internships and jobs with outside companies over the past two years — some of whom work full time from their cells and earn more than the correctional officers who guard them. Unlike incarcerated residents with jobs in the kitchen or woodshop who earn just a few hundred dollars a month, remote workers make fair-market wages, allowing them to pay victim restitution fees and legal costs, provide child support, and contribute to Social Security and other retirement funds. Head to the link in our bio to read more. Reporting by Katie Johnston. Video produced by Lauren Booker and Katie Johnston. #remotework #incarcerated #maine #newengland

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