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.

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UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

It’s been a feature of the US prison system since the end of Reconstruction. This isn’t something Trump invented.

Bright Blue California rejected a measure to ban prison slavery just a year ago.

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