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[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I know for a fact one of the cities in my area uses the people who are in the city jail for unpaid fines. They get $50 off their fine... by doing all the labor of the jail, like washing the floor, cooking the food, and yes, washing the cop cars.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Indentured servitude. Nice!

Got to love how the 13th amendment made an exception for prisoners.

[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I think they get away with it because it's voluntary, and (more importantly) no one (with power) cares about prisoners. If you had to sit in jail for six days, but could get out in four by doing the extra work, it might be worth it. It also gets you out of the cells, I guess.