Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
largest prison population in the world btw (20%)
I’m suddenly reminded of the Kids for Cash scandal.
Wait, wait, wait… CORPORATION!!!
Welcome to the USA!
Private prisons handle about 8% of the prison population (100k-ish people), and is allowed in about half the states.
oh yeah, slavery is a huge industry in the United States. the prison corporations are even publicly traded. they lobby for harsher penalties on small crime as well. guess who benefits the most from immigrants being thrown in cages, and was bragging about how profitable it was going to be on shareholder calls?
