Slavery by any other name would taste as bitter.

Jan 26, 2006 15:05

The Prison Industrial Complex

In a nationwide implementation of the notorious Georgia chain-gangs the US legacy of slavery continues despite the 13th amendment of the US constitution: since that amendment allows for 'involuntary servitude' in connection to a punishment for a crime. As the US has privatized it's prison industries there is a strong ( Read more... )

prisons, politics, slavery

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kitten_goddess January 27 2006, 17:46:40 UTC
And that's one of the reasons why drugs are still illegal. Lots of people do drugs, and the PIC needs an endless supply of workers for its sweatshops.

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