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Reminder that prison slavery is explicitly allowed by the 13th amendment. We really should amend it.
by mikeash 7y ago
Reminder that prison slavery is explicitly allowed by the 13th amendment. We really should amend it.
- geezerjay 7y ago> Reminder that prison slavery Aren't those prison jobs open only to volunteers among the prison population?
- mikeash 7y agoIt depends on the program. Some are voluntary. Some are “voluntary” with the prisoner receiving time off their sentence in exchange, which is effectively punishing them by imprisoning them longer if they refuse. Some are just outright involuntary.