~~former~~ current slave plantation
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I dispute the AP's use of the word 'former.'
the state warned that shutting down the farm line once the heat index hits 88 degrees Fahrenheit (31.1 degrees Celsius), as requested by plaintiffs in their emergency filing, would “open the floodgates” to cease work “in any institution across the South.”
Maybe - and just hear me out - maybe that's not a bad thing if your work is all slave labor. ¯\(ツ)/¯
"That's just Yankee-thinkin."
Slavery over in the U.S... right
"...except as a punishment for crime" -13th amendment
Maybe "former" slave plantation isn't an accurate description.
The amendment that outlawed slavery also enshrined it into law.
They’ve been using that loophole ever since
And this is why the for-profit american justice system isn't about rehabilitation.
A supply of slave labour requires recidivism.
America is barbaric.
Is this a for-profit prison if it's state owned? Are they actually making profit? Is this just so they can cosplay as slave holders?
I believe even state owned prisons can "lease" out their prisoners for labour in order to bring extra money into their budgetary coffers. Though I could be wrong.
You are correct. Prison labor is often used for things like government production (military uniforms, office supplies, state license plates) and private industry (call centers, telephone 411 services).
Is there a list of companies that use prisoners for call center work so I can never use their products and services?
I couldn't find a comprehensive list*, but here's some articles about it that include specific examples, listed by source website as the titles of articles on this subject tend to veer very verbose, verily:
*scratch that, managed to find a database of all 4000+ of them after a bit more searching.
There's no rule saying the state can't make a profit...
"Oh we no longer have slaves, we call them prisoners now and everyone is just okay with it."
And it's just "coincidence" that they're almost all black.
Totally. I mean, they do arrest other people who are not African American right?
But which ones get actual prison time?
I mean just look at how the image preview for the article looks...
The system is designed for an endless loop of this.
My uncle saw it firsthand. He saw the chain gangs clearing out vines in the south while the prisoners got lit up by hornets (and couldn't move since everyone was chained together). My uncle asked the fat, white prison guard if they were going to get bug killer for the prisoners. The guard laughed and said they will, in three days. He deliberately was making an example out of them.
They were the worst of the worst- comprised entirely of murderers, pedophiles, and rapists...but even then (late 70s-80s), it seemed cruel and unusual. I think the heat has made people cruel to each other down there. Monsters, even.
At least indentured servants had the idea of earning their freedom. This is below cruel.
we always say how cruel North Korea is, meanwhile in America:
you can downvote me but we still have the largest prison population in the world, must be nice to live in ignorance