It's called indentured servitude [1] and it's still practiced in the US [2], but only to benefit the state and its cronies. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I

It's called indentured servitude [1] and it's still practiced in the US [2], but only to benefit the state and its cronies. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indentured_servitude_in_the_Americas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indentured_servitude_in_the_Am... [2] https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/09/prison-labor-in-america/406177/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/09/prison-...