• Breezy@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Similar thing for me, i learned about a month or so ago that prisoners are forced to work. I always thought it was a choice, no no no. If you dont work you can be punished in jail for not being the proper slave that you are.

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      3 months ago

      So much of our justice system would fix itself overnight if we overhauled the 13th amendment which makes inmates legally slaves.

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      3 months ago

      Work can actually be a very good approach for resocialiding inmates. However, this only works if its done right. In Germany you can actually learn a new job while being in prison so that you actually have a chance to find a job ANF make money when you come out of prison. You can also get some money from the work you did on the day you leave so this is a great opportunity for inmate to get back into society and not being forced to do crimes for a living.