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Comment by NoZebra120vClip

2 years ago

I hate to break it to you, but the prison system has been the premiere, essential job-creation program for these United States ever since Appomattox 1865.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_Un...

https://www.aclu.org/news/human-rights/captive-labor-exploit...

We got 800,000 or so right now. Fight unemployment? Lock more people up.

Yep and there are some specific product that rely heavily on prison labor- license plates come to mind.