Steal a Coat, Get Caught, Go to Jail, Make a Coat

There is a provocative article about prison labor in the United States @

http://dissidentvoice.org/2012/12/steal-a-coat-get-caught-go-to-jail-make-a-coat/#more-46704

In a way, this is the exact opposite of what Jesus said to do in the following scripture:

And him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also. (Luke 6:29 KJV)

To maintain that the United States is a Christian nation would be laughable if it weren't so sad.