http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/aug/08/prisoners-call-centre-fired-staff

The article above is about a private telemarketer company in Wales, busing in inmates from a nearby prison to work at a call centre for $3 a day. While this is happening, there are “law-abiding” citizens that are put out of work. If you were appointed to run this telemarketer company, and your main goal was to cut down costs, would you hire the “law-abiding” citizen for a $100 a day or the inmate for $3 a day? Would the honest citizen complain because the company is trying to cut down its cost?  If you were to hire the inmate, would you feel bad for it? Also, can other companies complain about this practice of hiring inmates? The telemarketer company is not receiving any unfair advantage compared to other companies because this is a perfectly legal situation and they are letting the world know, not trying to hide it.

In your opinion do believe that this telemarketer company is justified in hiring inmates?