• marxistsynths19@lemmy.ml
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    10 months ago

    These people are kept in jail to be used in labor. It’s not about being cruel. It’s about making money in the cheapest way possible. Since Alabama is a hellhole with no workforce they turn to modern day slavery.

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      10 months ago

      Oh it’s both. It’s definitely both, the cruelty and the slave labor, which is cruel in and of itself as well.

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      10 months ago

      Yeah, when you read the article you see that the parole board has stopped issuing paroles almost entirely in the last couple of years. This is 100% about manufacturing cheap labor and keeping the oligarchy running smoothly.