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Allowing slavery to continue as a legal form of punishment is an obvious one

• thundergolfer 6y ago
  This user is referring to slave labour in prisons, explicitly allowed by the 13th amendment to the USA constitution.
  • throwlaplace 6y ago
    Indeed. And note that black men are overrepresented in the prison population.
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• geofft 6y ago
  Here's a concrete example from about a month ago: sanitation workers in New Orleans went on strike, so the state ordered prisoners to pick up trash instead. Quite convenient to have a bunch of laborers that you can order around. https://www.wdsu.com/article/livingston-work-release-inmates-now-picking-up-garbage-in-new-orleans-east/32418004 https://www.wdsu.com/article/livingston-work-release-inmates...
  • masonic 6y ago
    Your "concrete example" doesn't say that any prisoners were forced to do anything. Many volunteer for work release to make money, get outside, and/or gain work experience. If you have firsthand knowledge of any of these individuals being forced to work in this effort, by all means share it.
    • geofft 6y ago
      Slaves also weren't forced to do anything. They volunteered to work to avoid being whipped.