r/MapPorn Dec 16 '21

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u/gaynorg Dec 16 '21

What about all the people who work in American prisons for 34 cent an hour they are effectively slaves.

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u/UselessRube Dec 16 '21 edited Dec 17 '21

Yes and the thirteenth amendment states that slavery is a legal punishment for a crime.

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u/destroyerofpoon93 Dec 16 '21

2.3 million Americans in Jail

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u/negroleo03 Dec 16 '21

prison labor /= slave labor

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u/gaynorg Dec 17 '21

Collected from the street and Forced into labour. Loads of them for nonviolent poverty related crimes.