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minus-squareNateNate60@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-29 hours agoIn some parts of the Western world (particularly in the US), prison is also forced labour. The state I live in has abolished it but many other states still have it.
minus-squareElectricdlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-29 hours agoI completely forgot this was a thing Still a way not to die I guess? What happens if the prisoner refuses to work? It seems like they get less privileges, not specifically punished
minus-squareNateNate60@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-29 hours agoIn many cases, psychological torture (solitary confinement)
minus-squareElectricdlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours agoIt doesn’t state that this is a punishment that can happen when refusing to work
minus-squareNateNate60@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoIt’s a general prison punishment. What do you expect them to do if a prisoner refuses to work? Shrug and say “aw shucks, too bad I guess”?
minus-squareElectricdlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoYou can’t just assume things. From my research, there is no forced labor. Prisoners work to gain benefits
In some parts of the Western world (particularly in the US), prison is also forced labour. The state I live in has abolished it but many other states still have it.
I completely forgot this was a thing
Still a way not to die I guess?
What happens if the prisoner refuses to work?
It seems like they get less privileges, not specifically punished
In many cases, psychological torture (solitary confinement)
It doesn’t state that this is a punishment that can happen when refusing to work
It’s a general prison punishment. What do you expect them to do if a prisoner refuses to work? Shrug and say “aw shucks, too bad I guess”?
You can’t just assume things. From my research, there is no forced labor. Prisoners work to gain benefits