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Political Discussion and Commentary@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

Did california just legalize slavery and servitude?

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Did california just legalize slavery and servitude?

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Political Discussion and Commentary@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

I was just scrolling through some of the referendums…what exactly is going on here?

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slavery,. or forced labor, is still legal in most US prisons, but they don’t call it slavery.

in the instance, California tried to end slavery/forced labor used as a punishment in their prisons, which is the norm in the US, but failed.
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  Thanks for the clarification.
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    for sure

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