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[–] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 81 points 2 months ago (4 children)

And how is that different from slavery?

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 110 points 2 months 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 65 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] Sineljora@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 months ago

All of our 401ks invest in it.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They get a whole 3/5 of their wages!

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

I see what you did there

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago

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