There are more men under correctional control today then were under slavery in 1850...

[Playinghardball]

http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2014/dec/07/diego-arene-morley/brown-u-student-leader-more-african-american-men-p/

[bravenak]

1. Prison is the New Slavery.

Auction blocks to cell blocks, the sale of men has started up again.

[hifiguy]

3. That is certainly what the privatized

prison-industrial complex seems to be.

[bravenak]

5. The only legal slavery left is in prison. This needs to end.

[guillaumeb]

4. "Auction blocks to cell blocks..."

Right on target. Slave labor became prison labor and work farm labor. The US had to do something to control all those freed slaves. Might as well get some free labor out of them and provide jobs for white men in rural areas.
http://newjimcrow.com/

[bravenak]

6. Exactly. Good link, thanks!

[randys1]

2. Not a coincidence. Variety of reasons, voting the main one, why this was done on purpose.

Fear the second, many many many many white people fear all Black people.

Many, of all political ideology.

[msongs]

7. list of known democrats calling for end to privatized legal system and prisons:

1.
2.
3.
4.


those are the only ones I know of, if you've heard of any others feel free to post them