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Dessalines@lemmy.ml to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml ·
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California enslaves 400 prisoners to fight wildfires.

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California enslaves 400 prisoners to fight wildfires.

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‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires
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The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR
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    It’s literally slave labor.

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      Seems figurative, but that’s just the dictionary.

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      How so?

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        Prisoners have limited rights to refuse anything. They are not fairly compensated for theor work and in other states the prisons “loan” prisoners to companies to do work who pay the prisons for this work.

        It’s slavery. The USA never banned slavery for prisoners. It’s literally in the 14th amendment.

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          Don’t bother responding, they’re sealioning.

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            Thank you, I will stop here.

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