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California enslaves 400 prisoners to fight wildfires. (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There aren't many countries that employ slave labor like the US. You think they're the rule but they're the exception. Just because the US enslaves their prisoners doesn't mean most other countries do too.