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Flaleftist

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15. They also get time off their sentence and can later get jobs in fire service.

Reply to Merlot (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 17, 2019, 05:57 PM

Jun 2019

This leasing of farm labor by private corporations reminds me of warden Norton in Shawshank.

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Convicts are returning to farming - anti-immigrant policies are the reason [View all] yortsed snacilbuper Jun 2019 OP

Linky bad underpants Jun 2019 #1

Linky yortsed snacilbuper Jun 2019 #3

So states are renting out convicts? underpants Jun 2019 #2

I think it's different for fire fighting Merlot Jun 2019 #6

They also get time off their sentence and can later get jobs in fire service. Flaleftist Jun 2019 #15

Slavery is still slavery malaise Jun 2019 #4

Prison labor is slave labor. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2019 #5

Agreed. Merlot Jun 2019 #7

One hundred years from now customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #8

Not even 100 years ago.. My Grandpa plowed with a horse Peacetrain Jun 2019 #12

And the Amish still do it that way customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #14

Thank you Jimmy Carter! Jose Garcia Jun 2019 #9

Why are you thanking Jimmy Carter? Beringia Jun 2019 #10

He signed the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979, Jose Garcia Jun 2019 #11

Thanks Beringia Jun 2019 #13

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