Do one day of work and get paid two days of freedom (when they can work to get paid money). That doesn’t sound like slavery to me. Additionally, this is a program that helps rehabilitate prisoners, gives them a purpose and a job to look forward to, instead of just having them languish in a cell.
If the ratio were one day of work for two years of freedom, is that slavery? What about one day of work for twenty years off their sentence?
Is an unpaid internship slavery? I know those have their own issues, since they typically benefit the kids of wealthy families who can support them when they aren’t being paid; but leaving that aside, do you consider it slavery to give someone the choice to work without monetary compensation in exchange for a path to long-term professional employment in the future?
Until recently, they were barred from working for forestry or cal fire after because those government entities can’t hire convicts, so that was pretty fucked up.
Do one day of work and get paid two days of freedom (when they can work to get paid money). That doesn’t sound like slavery to me. Additionally, this is a program that helps rehabilitate prisoners, gives them a purpose and a job to look forward to, instead of just having them languish in a cell.
If the ratio were one day of work for two years of freedom, is that slavery? What about one day of work for twenty years off their sentence?
The slavery part is that they’re not paid. Ironically you’re making all the same arguments slavers did for not abolishing slavery
They also argued conditions weren’t that bad for slaves, and therefore it should be allowed
The difference here is that they volunteer, presumably
Is an unpaid internship slavery? I know those have their own issues, since they typically benefit the kids of wealthy families who can support them when they aren’t being paid; but leaving that aside, do you consider it slavery to give someone the choice to work without monetary compensation in exchange for a path to long-term professional employment in the future?
They are paid.
Until recently, they were barred from working for forestry or cal fire after because those government entities can’t hire convicts, so that was pretty fucked up.