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> They are being punished for crimes they committed The punishment is being locked up in a cell. Being forced to work on top of that is the slavery.

• ivell 3mo ago
  > Being forced to work on top of that is the slavery. Why is it not part of the punishment? I think it is dependent upon interpretation. Otherwise arresting and locking up can be interpreted as kidnapping and so on. I do agree that they should be fairly compensated though.
  • blooalien 3mo ago
    > Why is it not part of the punishment? Indeed it is part of the punishment. As an earlier comment in this thread points out from the 13th amendment: > "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime" (emphasis added by me)
  • insane_dreamer 3mo ago
    > I do agree that they should be fairly compensated though. They're not. That's why it's slavery. And slavery of prisoners is permitted by the Constitution, which is the main point here.