• Final Remix@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    It’s explicitly in the thirteenth amendment, dude.

    Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

    • Tattorack@lemmy.world
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      19 hours ago

      Slavery is allowed if you’re deemed a criminal… No wonder America is so keen on incarcerating criminality, rather than rehabilitation.