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halfar t1_it9483t wrote

Reply to comment by TradeInternational99 in Slavery is on the ballot for voters in 5 US states by TradeInternational99

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.

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Theworldisblessed t1_itajice wrote

Involuntary labor is not uncommon for prisons.

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halfar t1_itajv46 wrote

What is the point of saying that? That slavery is okay because it is common?

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Riaayo t1_iu3ma7e wrote

I think they're just noting that slavery is alive and well in the US prison system, and that people should be aware of it and it should be ended.

At least that's my assumption.

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