Comment on Alabama is forcing incarcerated people to work at hundreds of companies, including McDonald’s & Wendy’s. Unionizing is illegal. The state takes 40% of wages.

• homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The amendment to abolish slavery enshrines it in the Constitution

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• gustofwind@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Yeah lmao this is the amendment making slavery illegal….~except as punishment for a crime~

  Tho I guess in fairness involuntary labor for prisoners is not really like slavery of innocent people but that’s why we have a corrupt criminal justice system to make up the difference 😃

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  • bagsy@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Black americans have the highest rate of incarceration for this exact reason. Racist cops, lawyers, and judges get to lock up black people and make them slaves.

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  • some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Slavery, Part Deux: OOPS! ALL CRIMINALS!

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• RobotToaster@mander.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  “If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it” - Lincoln

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  • ivanafterall@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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