Poll of the Day > 5 US States to put different forms of 'Slavery' on there Ballots...

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Think it should even be Considered in the 1st place?

voters in five states will soon decide whether to close loopholes that led to the proliferation of a different form of slavery forced labor by people convicted of certain crimes.

Prison slavery isn't a loophole, it's the intent... ban slavery

During the abolitionism of slavery, there was specifically a reference to allowing prisoners be slaves.
This is not a loophole. This has always existed.
We are still a slave state.

Private prisons should never have existed. They should be banned

I'll "slightly" disagree on the grounds that private and public options should be available for everything, but they certainly should be non-profit.

It's prison what do you even mean by options?

For the prisoners, nothing; since punishment should mostly be the same for everyone. For the manager though there's lots that can be done.

You're not making a compelling argument.

that's why i just said "slightly", I'm not glued to it or anything... I just enjoy OPTIONS.

During the abolitionism of slavery, there was specifically a reference to allowing prisoners be slaves.
This is not a loophole. This has always existed.
We are still a slave state.

Prison slavery isn't a loophole, it's the intent... ban slavery

Banning slavery in its entirety puts the United States at a disadvantage compared to other developed economies. It is better to apply forced labour in a precision manner and enjoy the benefits, rather than risk all of America being turned into a sweatshop as it is surpassed by crueller nations.

Similar concerns over the financial impact of prison labor led California's Democratic-led Legislature to reject an amendment eliminating indentured servitude as a possible punishment for crime after Gov. Gavin Newsoms administration predicted it could require the state to pay billions of dollars at minimum wage to prison inmates.

I won't lie this title made me think it was some maga states trying to introduce slavery, but it's about prison labor.

I think private prisons are unconstitutional. The big issue I have is the fact that the private prisons bribe politicians to make laws that bring more people into their unconstitutional prisons unjustly. And I don't think any of these efforts will do anything to address that.

Prison slavery isn't a loophole, it's the intent... ban slavery

Private prisons should never have existed. They should be banned

It's prison what do you even mean by options?

Banning slavery in its entirety puts the United States at a disadvantage compared to other developed economies. It is better to apply forced labour in a precision manner and enjoy the benefits, rather than risk all of America being turned into a sweatshop as it is surpassed by crueller nations.

Being beaten and raped is not part of their sentence.
Being starved to death or given food not fit for humans to eat is not part of their sentence.
Being tortured by solitary confinement is not part of their sentence.
Enduring heatstroke is not part of their sentence.
Forced labor is not part of their sentence.

If someone is sentenced to imprisonment, that is their sentence. That is their punishment. All of the above shit should be considered criminal in and of itself. For-profit prisons should not exist. If we have any program by which anyone profits in a prison, it should be an educational program for the inmates to reduce recidivism.

https://www.blackenterprise.com/family-seeks-justice-after-corrections-officers-break-inmates-neck-starves-him-to-death/

I hope they outlaw compelled jury duty and military service as well.

Yes, considering they're also forms of forced servitude.

And, honestly, solitary tends to be better than being put in the general population where there's the risk of rape and violence. However, solitary is more expensive, so it's not as widely-used.

The comments are fucking cringe. Of course people support this garbage.

Banning slavery in its entirety puts the United States at a disadvantage compared to other developed economies. It is better to apply forced labour in a precision manner and enjoy the benefits, rather than risk all of America being turned into a sweatshop as it is surpassed by crueller nations.