> Nationally, prisoners are paid a pretax hourly average wage of 52 cents, and in some states nothing https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/25/slavery-u

> Nationally, prisoners are paid a pretax hourly average wage of 52 cents, and in some states nothing https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/25/slavery-united-states-forced-prison-labor/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/25/slavery-unit... The objection is that it’s forced labor, meaning you’re subject to punishment if you don’t comply. Basically, slavery.