US prisoners are given dangerous jobs. But what if they are hurt or killed?

Re:US prisoners are given dangerous jobs. But what if they a... by thatguy0900 on Thursday May 16, 2024 @01:52PM (#40381224)

I'm not saying it's right or shouldn't change but calling it a loophole like it wasn't directly intended is strange.

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Re:US prisoners are given dangerous jobs. But what if they a... by BobaFloutist on Thursday May 16, 2024 @04:41PM (#40382846)

Ok, call it an intentional backdoor?

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Re:US prisoners are given dangerous jobs. But what if they a... by thatguy0900 on Thursday May 16, 2024 @05:24PM (#40383383)

Well, it's a front door. There's really nothing sneaky about this. The people who made this law were completely OK with prisoners being slaves and said so openly. And if I was to hazard a guess I would assume the prisoners slaves of their time had a much higher mortality rate than ours do.

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Re:US prisoners are given dangerous jobs. But what if they a... by _DeadFred_ on Thursday May 16, 2024 @03:50PM (#40382395)

I think most people mistakenly think slavery was outlawed in the USA, and don't realize that it is codified in the amended section of the Constitution.

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