Inmates are currently being paid for the collection of information on behalf of home insurers. A controversial new homeowners insurance data collection program has been launched at Oakwood Prison in the United Kingdom, which employs prisoners with the task of obtaining information from property owners on behalf of their insurers. This program, if successful, may be considerably expanded over time to the point that it goes nationwide. The Ministry of Justice recently announced that the prisoners will be paid in order to collect the homeowners insurance information. This program has…
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