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California votes down proposition 6, which would end slave labor in prisons (www.latimes.com)

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I thought fascism was a Republican thing 🤯

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[–] dontgooglefinderscult@lemmings.world 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

He's referencing the slaves used as firefighters while enslaved that are denied employment fighting fires if they survive and are released.

You know, that insanely fucked up practice of endangering incarcerated persons in the most dangerous job possible simply to save money since they're compensated less than $0.25/hour.

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

They're forced to do it, as well, or risk serving their full term and lose the basic human dignity that US prisons treat as though they were privileges and niceties.