I mean they essentially allowed slavery to exist for prisoners with the 13th amendment [1] -- Americans seem to view the prison system as anything goes punishme

I mean they essentially allowed slavery to exist for prisoners with the 13th amendment [1] -- Americans seem to view the prison system as anything goes punishment instead of rehabilitation: [1] "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."