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[–] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 134 points 1 month ago (4 children)

And how is that different from slavery?

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 151 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It isn't, this is how they get around it, and literally wrote into the amendment banning slavery to leave a carve out for prisoners

[–] West_of_West@piefed.social 90 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Could also explain why prisons are such a big industry in the US

[–] Sineljora@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 month ago

All of our 401ks invest in it.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

also to put them in perpetually low wage jobs, where they cant complain, much like they do with Immigrants. and to live them socioeconomically disadvantaged for generations with no way to lift them out of.

[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 51 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They get a whole 3/5 of their wages!

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

I see what you did there

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago

it is slavery with extra steps, and to say its "not like slavery"