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Re:The Largest Prison Strike In American History Goes Ignore... by joe_the_user on Friday December 17, 2010 @04:39PM (#2017918)
As has been noted, the 13th amendment prohibit's involuntary servitude except as punishment for a crime.

Involuntary servitude means you have no choice, not that you aren't fed in the process. Indeed, even slaves are usually fed and housed since they constitute an investment on their owners' part (usually not well fed or housed, of course). The camps where you were forced to work without eating were known as death camps, which fortunately would fall under the cruel and unusual punishment clause here.

Re:The Largest Prison Strike In American History Goes Ignore... by pmorici on Saturday December 18, 2010 @02:59PM (#2020140)
Yeah, I realize that I'm commenting more on the complaint in the article where they say that getting 25 cents a hour isn't enough but when you don't have to pay for shelter or food 25 cents an hour is likely as good as or perhaps better than minimum wage.
Re:The Largest Prison Strike In American History Goes Ignore... by joe_the_user on Sunday December 19, 2010 @08:52PM (#2023065)
Actually, according to the article as well as an NPR commentator, prisoners in Georgia receive no pay whatsoever for their labor, None, $0.00/hour.

Note all that extreme overcrowding, a lack of nutritious food as well as a lack of heating and cooling were mentioned in the demands. If they are correct, it's hard to imagine worse conditions aside from outright torture.