It’s been that way since the end of the civil war.
bagsy@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Slavery is illegal except for prisoners. Forcing prisoners to work is perfectly constitutional.
The bill of rights is wrong and must be admended. Closing this loop hole will kill the for profit prison industrial complex.
Etterra@discuss.online 1 day ago
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It won’t kill the for profit prisons, this is just an aspect of how for profit prisons make profit.
They should ban for profit prisons outright.
Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 10 hours ago
Btw, the bill of rights is only the first 10 amendments. The 13th is just an amendment.
Meron35@lemmy.world 1 day ago
More like bill of wrongs amirite
LemmyBruceLeeMarvin@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
The only thing Capitalists love more than wage theft is slavery