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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...

>>geofft+(OP)
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.

>>masoni+71
Slaves also weren't forced to do anything. They volunteered to work to avoid being whipped.