• zkikiz@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    And many plantations converted to prisons that are still in operation to this day.

    And many states can’t reduce their prison populations because then they’d lose free labor.

    And some states use prison labor to staff the governor’s mansion with butlers.

      • _cerpin_taxt_@lemmy.world
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        Man, I fucking love that guy and what he’s been doing. Him and my governor, as well as the governor of Michigan have been having a pissing contest to see who can be the best governor, and we’re all winning.