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Re:America Underestimates the Difficulty of Bringing Manufac... by ta20240528 on Friday April 18, 2025 @06:28AM (#43726681)
I would argue that in the 21st century being convicted of a crime does not make your labour essentially free to the state for the rest of your life.
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Re:America Underestimates the Difficulty of Bringing Manufac... by SlightlyLeftPad on Friday April 18, 2025 @12:02PM (#43729320)
Exactly, a notion of free prison labor incentivizes discrimination and as we see it that is often how it plays out in reality.
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