• burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de
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    14 days ago

    I know for a fact one of the cities in my area uses the people who are in the city jail for unpaid fines. They get $50 off their fine… by doing all the labor of the jail, like washing the floor, cooking the food, and yes, washing the cop cars.

    • wewbull@feddit.uk
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      13 days ago

      Indentured servitude. Nice!

      Got to love how the 13th amendment made an exception for prisoners.