A Boring Dystopia

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'Corruption in Plain Sight': AOC Warns Laken Riley Act a Boon to Private Prison Industry (www.commondreams.org)

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[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Because our constitution unfortunately EXPLICITLY allows it. The 13th amendment:

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.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

They didn't even wait till Lincoln was in the ground before shitting all over his legacy.