Readers debate an effort to eliminate 'slavery in any form,' including 'forced labor compelled by the use or threat of physical or legal coercion.'
Inmates are where they are because of making poor choices, often driven by a lack of hope for the future. What better chance to reduce recidivism than to release inmates with the training for a trade that might help them reintegrate into society?
During the 19th century, there were two main arguments made by the defenders of slavery. The first was economic: They claimed that the South’s economy could not survive without unpaid, forced labor on plantations. The 13th Amendment’s prohibition on slavery included the following phrase: “except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.” This enabled the large-scale continuation of plantations and chain gangs, with mostly Black prisoners forced to labor in horrendous conditions.
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