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1. claude+(OP)[view] [source] 2020-05-30 03:07:16
Allowing slavery to continue as a legal form of punishment is an obvious one
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2. thunde+x[view] [source] 2020-05-30 03:13:21
>>claude+(OP)
This user is referring to slave labour in prisons, explicitly allowed by the 13th amendment to the USA constitution.
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3. throwl+D[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-05-30 03:14:46
>>thunde+x
Indeed. And note that black men are overrepresented in the prison population.
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4. geofft+oc[view] [source] 2020-05-30 06:04:11
>>claude+(OP)
Here's a concrete example from about a month ago: sanitation workers in New Orleans went on strike, so the state ordered prisoners to pick up trash instead. Quite convenient to have a bunch of laborers that you can order around. https://www.wdsu.com/article/livingston-work-release-inmates...
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5. masoni+vd[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-05-30 06:20:22
>>geofft+oc
Your "concrete example" doesn't say that any prisoners were forced to do anything. Many volunteer for work release to make money, get outside, and/or gain work experience.

If you have firsthand knowledge of any of these individuals being forced to work in this effort, by all means share it.

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6. geofft+gf[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-05-30 06:49:03
>>masoni+vd
Slaves also weren't forced to do anything. They volunteered to work to avoid being whipped.
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