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forced work for who breaks the law? you risk to fall in the "slavery with extra steps" situation
by emanuele232 2y ago
forced work for who breaks the law? you risk to fall in the "slavery with extra steps" situation
- stonogo 2y agoSlavery as a punishment for crime is explicitly authorized in the United States Constitution.
- lesuorac 2y agoTo piggy-back on this, not only is it explicitly authorized it's often expected. Failure to voluntarily participate in a work-program is grounds for solitary confinement (which entails more penalties than just being by yourself).
- jobs_throwaway 2y agofederal prisons already require prisoners to work. We DO have slavery with extra steps