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thomhartmann

(3,979 posts) Fri Apr 5, 2019, 05:44 PM Apr 2019

Should Reparations Pay Convicts Who Endured Prison Slavery?

The 13th Amendment was ratified to end slavery in the United States but actually codified it into law though the use of prison slavery.

Organizers fighting for the rights of prisoners today are now asking that prisoners forced to endure prison slavery receive reparations for the mistreatment.

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Should Reparations Pay Convicts Who Endured Prison Slavery? (Original Post) thomhartmann Apr 2019 OP

Ask the leaders of states that ship inmates to for-profit prisons hundred of miles from home. lapucelle Apr 2019 #1

I worked without pay plucking freshly slaughtered chickens by hand in County. Socal31 Apr 2019 #2

lapucelle

(18,268 posts)

1. Ask the leaders of states that ship inmates to for-profit prisons hundred of miles from home.

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Fri Apr 5, 2019, 06:24 PM

Apr 2019

Start with Vermont.

https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2018/09/19/vermont-department-corrections-out-state-inmates-sci-camp-hill-mississippi-corecivic-october/1355480002/

https://vtdigger.org/2018/11/30/vermonts-state-prisoners-settling-mississippi-facility/

https://vtdigger.org/2018/09/19/vermont-officially-inks-deal-send-state-prisoners-mississippi/

Socal31

(2,484 posts)

2. I worked without pay plucking freshly slaughtered chickens by hand in County.

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Sat Apr 6, 2019, 04:05 AM

Apr 2019

I didn't eat chicken for a month when I got out. Yuck.

I did received 1/3 off of my DUI probation violation sentence for working, which is far better than any other form of payment.

To your question, I think any other reparation talk should wait for now. This is the most traction/discussion that reparations for AAs has received in my lifetime (35), and I'd hate to see any other reparations cause take away from theirs.

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