• breadsmasher@lemmy.worldEnglish
    171·
    1 year ago

    The country claiming to have the most “freedom” of any country has the highest incarceration rate of any country.

    • Asafum@lemmy.worldEnglish
      81·
      1 year ago

      Not so fun fact: the constitution allows for slavery as long as it’s a punishment for a crime.

      Hmmm… Nah, those dots don’t connect at all.

      • zkikiz@lemmy.mlEnglish
        12·
        1 year ago

        And many plantations converted to prisons that are still in operation to this day.

        And many states can’t reduce their prison populations because then they’d lose free labor.

        And some states use prison labor to staff the governor’s mansion with butlers.