• Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Oh it’s worse than that. California voted to make more homeless people, expand the three strikes system by turning some misdemeanors into felonies, and voted itself a slave state to take advantage of all that new prison population.

    All that’s left is to privatize the pipeline.

    But it’s okay, they removed the defunct ban on same sex marriage so they’re still progressive! Yay!

  • Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    America is falling apart, but not because some people’s pet issue is miscasting prison convict work as “slavery”. Fasten your seat belts.

    • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Yep, we know those workers have a choice of employers and get at least minimum wage, regular increases for merit, regular holidays and personal days, the right to organize, and an assortment of benefits. Their pay is commensurate with anyone doing similar jobs, right? There’s no way that’s space labor

      • Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Correct, prison labor is a form of involuntary servitude the 13th Amendment explicitly doesn’t apply to. Bear in mind, all this time I haven’t even argued in favor of prison labor. I’m saying calling it slavery is inappropriate, no matter how passionate you are about it.

  • vordalack@lemm.eeEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Inmates shouldn’t have rights. They are worse than animals, have no conscience, no reform measures have actually worked in terms of reducing recidivism, and victims matter more than offenders.

    Having them do “Slave labor” is justified.