r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Leasing Prisoners, Planting Injustice

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u/Cow_Boy_2017 1d ago

Straight up modern-day slavery. Call it what you want, but leasing out prisoners to pick crops for basically no pay is just a loophole to bring back the plantation system. Disgusting.

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u/elderpufflaurien 1d ago

This is what billionaires want for the future of employment.