12 mo. ago • 99%

Colorado banned forced prison labor 5 years ago. Prisoners say it's still happening

https:// www.npr.org /2023/11/13/1210564359/slavery-prison-forced-labor-movement

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I hope IWOC-IWW can help organize around this bs. My first thought is sit down strikes. I feel like slave labor is particularly weak to that kind of action.

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- Counterpoint: solitary confinement sucks
  
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  they can't isolate every prisoner at the same time, and by engaging in a sit down strike, they can't fill those spots with people afraid to fight back.
  
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  Counter counter point. I love being alone.
  
  I'm not trying to cover the point you're actually making though.
  
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Hopefully America can figure out how to end slavery for good soon.

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- You are assuming that the US political establishment has ever really wanted to end slavery. It's a very shaky assumption.
  
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  Right, history is arguably various groups of entitled people trying to enslave others under various names and methodologies.
  
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- Sorry, best we can do is slavery with extra steps.
  
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What would they do to you if you refuse to work for free?

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- Throw you in solitary, which is torture.
  
  Feed you nothing but nutraloaf, which is torture.
  
  I'm sure they can come up with other ways to torture you for not doing what they say.
  
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- What would they do to you if you refuse to work for free?
  
  Hello... it's a prison?
  
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  Can you elaborate a little more?
  
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Shit, AITA that thinks inmates should be cleaning up trash on the side of roads?

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- Inmates actively DREAM of those jobs lol
  
  Only people who have never had even a time out think work sucks when you are locked up
  
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