Slave Labor In Wisconsin?

Prison inmates are doing manual labor in Racine Wisconsin because Republican Governor Scott Walker took collective bargaining rights from public workers in his state to bust the unions. Michael Shure and Jayar Jackson discuss.

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[jvclark2]

13th amendment of constitution: "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.

2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."

Did everyone miss the whole "except as a punishment for crime" part? I think it's better to put (some) criminals to work instead of having them rot in cells.

[320iguy]

I lov how hte black inmate is mowing the grass across the street from the Tea baggers house xD LMMMFAO!!!!! Oh, IT IS EPIC.

[musicalidea]

@P4NDOR407 No, they usually can't vote...& that's a problem.

Simplistic people never question the social causes of crime,

nor do they question how a power structure determines what constitutes a crime, nor how such determinations are disseminated through the body politic.

They never understand that the quarantine/punish/exploit model of dealing with "crime" only magnifies & perpetuates the culture & conditions which produce it.

The greatest crimes are ignored or exonerated.

[P4NDOR407]

They aren't slaves...they can still vote can't they? They still have a social security number and are not listed as chattel of the state. Why not put them to do community service and do the maintenance that needs doing but the state can't afford. All you people having a cry are forgetting two things, 1. These people are IN JAIL for committing crimes so IMO they should be working not sitting on their arse getting a free ride in prison. 2. It is saving you money.

[BushidoBrownSama]

@jvclark2 the biggest problem isn't abuse of prisoners it's about reducing the value of the work of employees

[Dean0000007]

Hitler did this to the Jews in concentration camps to "increase profits".

[drumheadcircle]

They can't make you work.

[Laughingblades]

There's Chain Gang labor in Alabama and Tennessee too :D

[collaredslaveja]

@Kydrah Except that they are NOT paying rent in their cell. NOT paying for their food. That comes out of OUR tax dollars. It's nice to see them trying to get good use out of the people that we are feeding and giving free lodge to. It's like giving chores to teenagers. You wouldn't call that slavery. You wouldn't say I had to pay them.

[Kydrah]

If inmate's are to do that, they they should be given a salary because it's a job.

[aybesee123]

@320iguy The "Tea Bagger" is running his home business that supports the suckling Democrats entitlements. The inmate is a product of that entitlement system. For every tea bagger there is a democrat with their mouth wide open. Open wide, here comes the bag...

[iFreeThinker]

@jvclark2 I'm glad you see the problem, but I what you call it is a semantics issue. It's profiting off people's misfortunes in either case and is very corrupt. It is endangering the principles of freedom and liberty that the first amendment promises, and I don't think any other definition of slavery despite its legality excuses what is going on at the current time.