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There is no civilian prison in which hard labor is required in the USA. (Courts-martial sentences could include hard labor; not sure if that is used anymore.)
by masonic 7y ago
There is no civilian prison in which hard labor is required in the USA. (Courts-martial sentences could include hard labor; not sure if that is used anymore.)
- cooper12 7y agoThat's like saying child labor was never mandatory. If labor is your only possible source of income, [0] and there are heavy incentives to perform labor, then people will perform labor. It being voluntary does not change the fact that it is heavily coercive (especially when your work pool has the lowest legal rights within the citizenry—a similar situation with child rights in the past). [0]: And if you don't have money, you cannot access the commissary nor even make a simple phone call.
- masonic 7y agoAnd if you don't have money, you cannot access the commissary nor even make a simple phone call. Anybody on the outside can contribute to your commissary account... Presumably, the one with whom you plan to converse.