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Re:US prisoners are given dangerous jobs. But what if they a... by _DeadFred_ on Thursday May 16, 2024 @04:08PM (#40382560)
I'm not sure you understand how power dynamics work, what 'optional' means in a setting where authorities have complete control over your life. Kind of like it's 'optional' to comply with extortion so I guess it should be allowed.

Read this ruling regarding an inmate that was regularly feed expired/bug infested food, as well as injured due to the facilities, the process the inmate had to go through, and the outcome being that the court took no action. There system is designed to stonewall/paralyze inmates while giving the appearance of being a just system:

https://casetext.com/case/jones-v-shinn-6

Edit: Also note this case is around a Federal Detention Center, a place for people that have not yet been convicted or sentenced, not even a prison. This is the 'easy part' of the process for people given the presumption of innocence.

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Re:US prisoners are given dangerous jobs. But what if they a... by ImJamal on Thursday May 16, 2024 @04:37PM (#40382815)
From what I have seen, it truly is optional. They literally just let you turn them down if you don't want to be a volunteer firefighter. There is no punishment or extortion involved. Do you have any evidence otherwise?

Any sort of contaminated food isn't relevant to extortion. Thanks for the irrelevant article though.

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Re:US prisoners are given dangerous jobs. But what if they a... by RIMR on Thursday May 16, 2024 @05:15PM (#40383271)
Amazing that you're demanding evidence when all you can provide is "from what you have seen". How about you provide some evidence?
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Re:US prisoners are given dangerous jobs. But what if they a... by ImJamal on Thursday May 16, 2024 @10:40PM (#40385828)
My original post was literally just me saying this is what I heard and asking if I was correct. Why should I provide proof when I am literally just asking for confirmation? The person I was responding to made the claim that there was extortion going on, not me.
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