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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Mon May 11, 2015, 05:19 PM May 2015

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

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

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There are more men under correctional control today then were under slavery in 1850... (Original Post) Playinghardball May 2015 OP

Prison is the New Slavery. bravenak May 2015 #1

That is certainly what the privatized hifiguy May 2015 #3

The only legal slavery left is in prison. This needs to end. bravenak May 2015 #5

"Auction blocks to cell blocks..." guillaumeb May 2015 #4

Exactly. Good link, thanks! bravenak May 2015 #6

Not a coincidence. Variety of reasons, voting the main one, why this was done on purpose. randys1 May 2015 #2

list of known democrats calling for end to privatized legal system and prisons: msongs May 2015 #7

bravenak

(34,648 posts)

1. Prison is the New Slavery.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2015, 05:22 PM

May 2015

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

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

3. That is certainly what the privatized

Reply to bravenak (Reply #1)

Mon May 11, 2015, 05:31 PM

May 2015

prison-industrial complex seems to be.

bravenak

(34,648 posts)

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

Reply to hifiguy (Reply #3)

Mon May 11, 2015, 05:43 PM

May 2015

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

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

Reply to bravenak (Reply #1)

Mon May 11, 2015, 05:33 PM

May 2015

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

(34,648 posts)

6. Exactly. Good link, thanks!

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #4)

Mon May 11, 2015, 05:44 PM

May 2015

randys1

(16,286 posts)

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

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2015, 05:27 PM

May 2015

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

Many, of all political ideology.

msongs

(67,433 posts)

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

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2015, 06:46 PM

May 2015

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

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