Looks like someone didn't bother to ever read the Constitution. Maybe the dude (or dudette - not sure what a Jaye is) ought to try going to a decent law school.
13th Amendment, Section 1: Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Of course. But I believe he’s talking about those still awaiting trial / hearing.
Article mentions that 78% of detainees in that jail are “pre-sentence”, so they are not guilty of anything except not being to afford bail.
Looks like someone didn’t bother to read the article.
So, forcing me to feed and clothe and provide shelter for someone to sit on their ass and play spades or watch tv all day is not slavery?
Gude shew, chap!
Then again, here on the outside...we are all just wage slaves of the federal government.
The party(s) haven't been duly convicted.
You keep squawking about "slavery", in order to distract from the "or" clause: "involuntary servitude".
Imprisoned, not "duly convicted" and forced to pay "road agent" rates to the private monopoly comes under the heading of involuntary servitude [involuntary servitude is a United States legal and constitutional term for a person laboring against that person's will to benefit another, under some form of coercion other than the worker's financial needs.] Someone labored to produce the money to pay off the monopoly.
You're hoist by your own post, PAR35.
I got around to looking her up - Law School: Univ of West Los Angeles; Los Angeles CA. Not exactly a highly rated school.