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> except as a punishment Anyone convicted of a crime in the US can be turned into a slave as punishment, and that happens every day. US prisons are filled with

> except as a punishment Anyone convicted of a crime in the US can be turned into a slave as punishment, and that happens every day. US prisons are filled with slaves right this minute. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2017/9/9/slavery-in-the-us-prison-system https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2017/9/9/slavery-in-the-u... https://www.npr.org/transcripts/884989263 https://www.npr.org/transcripts/884989263

prepend 5y ago
Technically I think you’re correct, but it’s a different form of slavery that isn’t nearly as bad as the slavery that was eliminated by the 13th amendment. For example, the children of prisoners aren’t owned property to be sold and traded.