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[-] zkikiz@lemmy.ml 73 points 1 year ago

And many plantations converted to prisons that are still in operation to this day.

And many states can't reduce their prison populations because then they'd lose free labor.

And some states use prison labor to staff the governor's mansion with butlers.

[-] fubo@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Here in California, prisoners are employed to fight wildfires.

Until very recently, former prisoners were not allowed to be employed as firefighters when they got out. That was corrected by Newsom in 2020.

[-] _cerpin_taxt_@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Man, I fucking love that guy and what he's been doing. Him and my governor, as well as the governor of Michigan have been having a pissing contest to see who can be the best governor, and we're all winning.

[-] lhx@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Go read about the nightmare this Angola prison in Louisiana.

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