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> No US prisoner is forced to work in any meaningful sense of the word "forced". "Refusal to work can be met with solitary confinement and physical beatings"
by waciki 2y ago
> No US prisoner is forced to work in any meaningful sense of the word "forced".
"Refusal to work can be met with solitary confinement and physical beatings"
https://web.archive.org/web/20240224172720/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/01/01/louisiana-prison-labor-ballot-slavery/ https://web.archive.org/web/20240224172720/https://www.washi...
- flanked-evergl 2y agoCorporal punishment in prisons is not legal in the US[1][2][3]. Prolonged solitary confinement is being used for people who do not refuse to work as well, even for people who have not been convicted[1]. You may think it's inhumane, but it not slavery. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_v._Pelzer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_v._Pelzer [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_v._McMillian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_v._McMillian [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estelle_v._Gamble https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estelle_v._Gamble [4] https://eu.recordonline.com/story/news/local/2021/07/19/capitol-riot-suspect-edward-lang-protests-six-months-solitary-confinement/8010708002/ https://eu.recordonline.com/story/news/local/2021/07/19/capi...