#PRISON SLAVERY

[nando161mando]

The Convict Leasing Forced Labor System

[stele3]

Man, sometimes I remember — if the 20th of Maine hadn’t decided to fix bayonets and charge on Little Round Top, the U.S. might still have mass slavery instead of just* prison slavery.

*just

[meandmybigmouth]

Many people released from prisons and jails have a substantial amount of debt to repay

 many people released from prison have a large amount of debt to repay, including court costs, supervision fees, victim restitution, and child support. The amount of debt depends on how long someone is incarcerated and what the debt is for. Some businesses, such as Comcast and Sprint, forgive debts for people who have recently been released. However, some things stay on a person's record forever, including student loans and IRS liens, and are subject to collection activities.

AND THE STATE PAYS THEM 8 CENTS AN HOUR INSTEAD OF A REAL EVEN MINIMUM WAGE?

California Prison Officials Aim to Raise Hourly Minimum Wage for Incarcerated Workers — to at Least 16 Cents

The plan calls for doubling the minimum wage — from its current rate of just 8 cents an hour to 16 cents. Incarcerated people with the highest skill levels or in lead positions would earn as much as 74 cents an hour, up from 37 cents.

F*****G MONSTERS! THEY WORK THEM AND KICK THEM OUT ON THE STREET LOADED WITH DEBT? THAT'S SLAVE WAGES!

[thenixkat]

How UK Prison Gangs Actually Work | How Crime Works | Insider

[wack-ashimself]

MAGA my ass...

Name ONE SINGLE FUCKING THING (ONE) that he USA is doing correctly AND morally?

Cuz you could say war....but doing war right is never 'good.'

What a failed fucking nation full of losers. Why losers? Cuz winners don't give up, but most I meet have...

I mean, it's PROVEN with HARD DATA many other countries (mostly european) are happier, healthier, live longer, OWN their houses <WHOA!>, have more time off, have more savings, go on more luxurious vacations, AND have more FREEDOM (again, PROVEN) than USA citizens. So what are you paying taxes for? To have NOTHING? To own NOTHING? To be NOTHING?

But it's like USA peeps DENY that. Or ignore it.

If someone else is doing life better, and you're fucking miserable, you AT LEAST hear them out, you fucking morons. That's just LOGIC.

"Make America great again." IT WAS NEVER GREAT. FOUNDED ON: genocide and slavery. And....that's still where we are today! Largest prison population in WORLD history USED as slaves (more than during slavery) and a genocide in #Palestine. America has never been great and never will be. It's a failed fucking nation. Never ONCE has there been safe drinking water for every citizen, but you think it was once great? Then you're fucking stupid. Make people THINK again. Then maybe we can make permanent real world change....just maybe...

#maga #mpta

[etakeh]

You know, I looked this up to make sure it was real. Because it sounds a lot like dude is saying, "hey we need to keep good workers under our control to benefit the establishment."

Which, I mean, maybe I'm reading too much into it but that sounds an awful lot like, I don't know, slavery?

I mean we already knew that de facto slavery happens in the prison system, but dude just came right out and said it.

[amedawg18]

Those sandbags are being filled, in many cases, by inmate slave labor. Inmates who will likely be left to suffer and possibly die in this hurricane. So that's happening. And it really is all this serious. I know evacuation is not logistically feasible for many due to capitalism, disability, etc, but please seek out resources to get out if you can. Storm surge may be as much as 15 feet which is beyond deadly. Also, DO NOT LEAVE YOUR PETS BEHIND!

feeling very frustrated about the ways people are talking about hurricane Milton. lots of needless, borderline fear mongering language with very little actual helpful information.

information about Milton that might ACTUALLY be helpful:

Hurricane Milton is shaping up to be the third strongest hurricane ever recorded.

Make sure you have an evacuation plan if the order is given or if you've already been told to leave.

there is also a code for free Ubers to evacuate effected counties, as well as shuttles from evacuating counties to nearby storm shelters

Prepare/secure your home

Find your nearest shelter and be prepared to leave

If you want to stay in the loop about the hurricane, WESH 2 News has ongoing coverage ad-free on YouTube.

General resources/information:

Please for the love of God stop preying on people's fears and causing panic. Know what resources are available to you and how to access them. If you approach this hurricane carefully YOU WILL BE OKAY!!!!! YOUR LIFE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE RUINED!!!

Please link other resources you find or think other people might find useful!

[nando161mando]

This is what we got after “breaking records” for the company

[theconcealedweapon]

And who enforces this? Is it just a few bad apples, or is it all cops?

How hard is it for them to find cops willing to enforce this? Do they have to sift through hundreds of heroic cops who refuse until they find the one cop who's monstrous enough to enforce this, or do they easily find cops willing to enforce this because monstrous cops are everywhere and being a monster is part of the job?

"All cops are bad" is not a stereotype. It's literally a requirement for the job that every single one knew about.

[phaon1]

Guantanamo Bay is a torture center.

I encourage all Americans who care about cruelty and injustice to protest against Guantanamo Bays' continued existence.

On a similar note, the fact slavery is allowed in many states as a form of criminal punishment, which is also stated within the constitution, is the most vile thing I have recently discovered.

Use your voice to stand against gross injustice like this

[coraloctopus]

"yo dawg, we heard you like prison, so we put a call centre in your prison so you can do things that feel like prison to people on the outside while you're in prison"

[sayruq]

Here's his GoFundMe. It has passed its initial goal but keep sharing and donate if you can to help Hamza.

[nando161mando]

How Private Prisons Sued The State of Arizona for Not Having Enough Prisoners

[politijohn]

Source

Source

[disasterhimbo]

[ID: a tweet by Justus (@ThisIsJus) dated November 6, 2024 that says, “Kamala may have lost, but at least we get to honor her legacy by continuing prison slavery in California.” End ID.]

[alwaysbewoke]

In 1865, enslaved people in Texas were notified by Union Civil War soldiers about the abolition of slavery. This was 2.5 years after the final Emancipation Proclamation which freed all enslaved Black Americans. But Slavery Continued… In 1866, a year after the amendment was ratified, Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, and South Carolina began to lease out convicts for labor. This made the business of arresting black people very lucrative, thus hundreds of white men were hired by these states as police officers. Their primary responsibility being to search out and arrest black peoples who were in violation of ‘Black Codes’ Basically, black codes were a series of laws criminalizing legal activity for black people. Through the enforcement of these laws, they could be imprisoned. Once arrested, these men, women & children would be leased to plantations or they would be leased to work at coal mines, or railroad companies. The owners of these businesses would pay the state for every prisoner who worked for them; prison labor. It’s believed that after the passing of the 13th Amendment, more than 800,000 Black people were part of that system of re-enslavement through the prison system. The 13th Amendment declared that "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." Lawmakers used this phrase to make petty offenses crimes. When Blacks were found guilty of committing these crimes, they were imprisoned and then leased out to the same businesses that lost slaves after the passing of the 13th Amendment. The majority of White Southern farmers and business owners hated the 13th Amendment because it took away slave labor. As a way to appease them, the federal government turned a blind eye when southern states used this clause in the 13th Amendment to establish the Black Codes.