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April 26, 2021April 26, 2021economics, Spring 2021

Legal, Modern Slavery in the US: Examining Prison Labor

A prisoner wearing handcuffs made of packaging from companies contributing to prison labor.

To find contemporary slavery, one does not have to look far. It can be found right in the United States. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, except as a form of punishment. When emancipation led to Southern farmers losing their slaves, there was an increased demand for cheap labor. The provision allowing slavery in cases of […]

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